An automated boat washing dock includes: at least one hull washing block configured for performing the washing of the boat; at least one translation block for moving the hull in the lengthwise direction within the dock; and at least one lifting block for lifting the boat within the dock. The translation block comprises: at least one block for managing the hull's entrance within the dock, positioning the boat within the system, scanning the hull bottom, detecting its geometry, and performing a computer reconstruction using dedicated software; mechanical arms used for the hull handling; at least one block for managing the hull movements across the dock using the mechanical arms and using the geometry detected and reconstructed by the dedicated computer software; and at least one block for managing the hull's exit from the dock using the mechanical arms.


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    Title :

    AUTOMATED BOATS WASHING DOCK AND RELATIVE METHOD FOR BOATS WASHING IN THE AUTOMATED BOATS WASHING DOCK


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    Publication date :

    2016-08-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS