OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001579

Marine loading system with automatic movement control, and associated method

Published: 2026-09-15T19:06:47.940048Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001579
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a marine loading system including: an arm having a
coupling system for connection to a target manifold for fluid transfer, the
manifold and a target located adjacent to the manifold each having tracking
means designed to make it possible to determine a relative position; actuators
for controlling the movement of the arm in space; optical means supported by
the coupling system and suitable for transmitting images of the tracking
means; means for controlling the actuators provided on the arm; and computing
means for calculating a movement trajectory of the arm towards the manifold on
the basis the images of the tracking means of the target and of the manifold,
transmitted by the optical means, and for generating control instructions
determined on the basis of the calculated trajectory and transmitting said
instructions to the control means.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001579
Published 2026-09-15T19:06:47.940048Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001579