Mooring system and mooring buoy
First Claim
1. A mooring buoy comprising a buoyant body, an attachment point for attaching the buoy to a marine vessel, a controller, an RF communication device for receiving a vessel ID identifying the marine vessel and a movement sensor for detecting orientation of the mooring buoy, wherein the controller is configured to determine when the marine vessel is moored to the mooring buoy based on the received vessel ID and an output of the movement sensor, wherein the buoyant body comprises an upper body portion and a lower body portion, wherein the lower body portion is configured to be at least partially submerged in use and the attachment point is attached to the lower body portion for mooring the marine vessel to the attachment point, wherein a location of the attachment point on the mooring buoy causes the body of the mooring buoy to tilt in the water upon the mooring vessel being moored to the attachment point.
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Abstract
A mooring buoy comprising a buoyant body, an attachment point for attaching the buoy to a marine vessel, a controller, an RF communication device for receiving a vessel ID identifying the marine vessel and a movement sensor, wherein the controller is arranged to determine when the marine vessel is moored to the mooring buoy based on the received vessel ID and the movement sensor.
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- 1. A mooring buoy comprising a buoyant body, an attachment point for attaching the buoy to a marine vessel, a controller, an RF communication device for receiving a vessel ID identifying the marine vessel and a movement sensor for detecting orientation of the mooring buoy, wherein the controller is configured to determine when the marine vessel is moored to the mooring buoy based on the received vessel ID and an output of the movement sensor, wherein the buoyant body comprises an upper body portion and a lower body portion, wherein the lower body portion is configured to be at least partially submerged in use and the attachment point is attached to the lower body portion for mooring the marine vessel to the attachment point, wherein a location of the attachment point on the mooring buoy causes the body of the mooring buoy to tilt in the water upon the mooring vessel being moored to the attachment point.
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