NEW PRODUCTS Each quarter The Report brings you an update on some of the new pro- ducts and innovations to hit the boating, shipping and maritime industry. Boat docking simplified by Raymarine DockSense


FLIR Systems has launched the Raymarine DockSense assisted docking system, which it bills as the marine industry’s first intelligent object recognition and motion sensing assisted docking solution for recreational boating.


The DockSense system uses FLIR machine vision camera technology and video analytics to integrate intelligence gathered from surrounding imagery with the vessel’s propulsion and steering system to assist boat owners in tight quarter docking manoeuvring.


The system is designed to augment a captain’s boat handling skills using the system’s Virtual Bumper zone technology around the vessel.


Should an object or another vessel encounter the Virtual Bumper, DockSense has been designed to automatically introduce corrective steering and throttle commands to avoid the object and assist the captain in guiding the vessel to the dock.


The system uses GPS and attitude heading reference system position sensing technology to compensate for wind and currents.


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