| 摘要 |
A mooring robot for releasably fastening a first moveable object to a second nearby object is disclosed. The first moveable object moves in response to the application of external forces to the object . The robot operates to restore the first object to a predetermined operating position. With particular reference to the mooring of a vessel, the mooring robot has attractive attachment element(s) fixable to a ship's hull and includes a movement unit, with active three-degree-of-freedom translation, for controlling the position of the attachment element(s). The movement unit includes a restorative means associated with each of the two degrees of translational freedom in the horizontal plane which provide a restorative force acting to return the attachment element(s) to the predetermined operating position.
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