Abstract: An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on the towboat and the lock which display navigational charts showing the position of the tows as they approach and enter the locks. The computers are also linked to sensors which send information, such as the speed and position of the tows, to the computers for display.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 4, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 9, 2007
Assignee:
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Inventors:
Juana Victoria Bulatao, Ty Leonard van den Akker, Enrique Bravo, Min Cheol Cho, Guogiang Pan, Richard Grace, Tridas Mukhopadhyay
Abstract: An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on the towboat and the lock which display navigational charts showing the position of the tows as they approach and enter the locks. The computers are also linked to sensors which send information, such as the speed and position of the tows, to the computers for display.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 4, 2004
Publication date:
April 28, 2005
Applicant:
PORT OF PITTSBURGH COMMISSION
Inventors:
Juana Bulatao, Ty van den Akker, Enrique Bravo, Min Cho, Guogiang Pan, Richard Grace, Tridas Mukhopadhyay