Chuck Gould wrote:
JimH wrote:

Wind, current, waves, prop efficiency, slack in the lines of the boats
docked in front/behind or along side of..........yaddayaddayadda.......

Interesting thought Chuck but as you know it will never happen.

If the sensors could keep track of the docking vessel's exact position
relative to other boats and the open space at the dock, and if there is
effectively 360 degree variable propulsion available (coming close with
the Volvo IPS system, for example) moderate wind or current
wouldn't be insurmountable in the equation. The system would need to
compensate, instantly, as variables changed. I don't think it's
something we will see soon- but something we could easily see
eventually.


I agree with you, that it is something that is do able. Computers
handle much more complicated situations all the time.