US 12,307,903 B2
Unmanned aircraft system, a control system of a marine vessel and a method for controlling a navigation system of a marine vessel
Denny Wilhelmsson, Jonsered (SE); and Cassandra Köbbel, Öckerö (SE)
Assigned to VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Penta Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/450,784.
Claims priority of application No. 20202012 (EP), filed on Oct. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0122465 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G08G 3/00 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); B64U 101/20 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 3/00 (2013.01) [B63B 49/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.02); B64U 2101/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aircraft system of a drone, the unmanned aircraft system comprising an aircraft controller comprising an aircraft receiver and an aircraft transmitter, the aircraft transmitter being configured to transmit wireless signals to a receiver of a control system of a marine vessel, wherein the unmanned aircraft system further comprises an stereo-vision camera connected to the aircraft controller, and a wind detection device, the aircraft controller being configured to:
receive an image signal from the stereo-vision camera, the image signal being indicative of a mooring position for the marine vessel;
determine, based on the image signal, dimensions of an area of the mooring position at sea level,
determine a current wind condition, and
transmit a signal indicative of the dimensions of the area of the mooring position, in combination with the current wind condition, to the control system of the marine vessel.