A guide display unit for a crane, wherein a data processing unit: calculates a measurement area corresponding to the measurement area of a camera; the measurement area from the viewpoint of the camera and generates a first image; performs mosaic-processing on the image captured by the camera according to the particle size of the three-dimensional map and generates a second image; performs registration processing on the first image and the second image and calculates the amount of deviation between the first image and the second image; corrects the position of a guide frame figure with respect to the image of a suspended load and a feature on the basis of the calculated amount of deviation; and overlays the guide frame figure on the images of the suspended load and the feature and displays the result on the data display unit.

A guide display unit for a crane, wherein a data processing unit: calculates a measurement area corresponding to the measurement area of a camera; the measurement area from the viewpoint of the camera and generates a first image; performs mosaic-processing on the image captured by the camera according to the particle size of the three-dimensional map and generates a second image; performs registration processing on the first image and the second image and calculates the amount of deviation between the first image and the second image; corrects the position of a guide frame figure with respect to the image of a suspended load and a feature on the basis of the calculated amount of deviation; and overlays the guide frame figure on the images of the suspended load and the feature and displays the result on the data display unit.

A computer-implemented method for operating a crane includes generating speed data for a drive unit of the crane such that oscillations of the crane are suppressed; providing a compatibility model configured to describe a relation between input speed reference data of a drive unit of a crane and output position reference data of the drive unit of the crane; determining position reference data of the drive unit of the crane by inputting the speed reference data into the compatibility model; and providing the position reference data of the drive unit of the crane to a control of the drive unit of the crane and controlling the drive unit of the crane according to the position reference data.

A computer-implemented method for operating a crane includes generating speed data for a drive unit of the crane such that oscillations of the crane are suppressed; providing a compatibility model configured to describe a relation between input speed reference data of a drive unit of a crane and output position reference data of the drive unit of the crane; determining position reference data of the drive unit of the crane by inputting the speed reference data into the compatibility model; and providing the position reference data of the drive unit of the crane to a control of the drive unit of the crane and controlling the drive unit of the crane according to the position reference data.

A machine includes a base, a lift assembly, a first wireless transceiver, a plurality of second wireless transceivers, and a processing circuit. The lift assembly is coupled to and repositionable relative to the base. The first wireless transceiver is coupled to a portion or component of the lift assembly. The first wireless transceiver is configured to transmit a first wireless signal. The plurality of second wireless transceivers are coupled to the base. The plurality of second wireless transceivers are configured to detect the first wireless signal and transmit a plurality of second wireless signals in response to detecting the first wireless signal. The first wireless transceiver is configured to detect the plurality of second wireless signals. The processing circuit is communicably coupled to the first wireless transceiver. The processing circuit is configured to determine a position of the portion or component based on information acquired from the first wireless transceiver.

A system for detecting containers that have been tampered with includes one or more tamper detecting tape nodes attached to a container storing one or more assets, and a tracking system controller configured to receive data from the one or more scanning tape nodes, track the container and the one or more assets, and maintain a database comprising data on the container and the one or more assets, according to some embodiments. Each of the one or more tamper detecting tape nodes comprising a first type of wireless communication system and configured to detect tampering events that occur to the container, store tampering event data corresponding to the tampering events in a storage or memory of the tamper detecting tape node, and wireless communicate with other wireless nodes of the system.

An aid system for a wrecker adapted to perform a lifting operation of an object having a weight, the wrecker comprising an extendable boom wherein the extendable boom is adapted to perform the lifting operation through which the wrecker either hauls or lifts the object. The aid system comprises: sensors mounted to the wrecker adapted to collect intrinsic information associated with the wrecker and extrinsic information on the interaction of the wrecker with the operating environment or on the environment in which the lifting operation is performed; a processing unit adapted to collect and process data collected from the sensors to generate dynamic load chart data; and a display for displaying a graphical representation based on the dynamic load chart data, comprising a depiction of the wrecker and of a limit of an operating condition of the wrecker.

An aid system for a wrecker adapted to perform a lifting operation of an object having a weight, the wrecker comprising an extendable boom wherein the extendable boom is adapted to perform the lifting operation through which the wrecker either hauls or lifts the object. The aid system comprises: sensors mounted to the wrecker adapted to collect intrinsic information associated with the wrecker and extrinsic information on the interaction of the wrecker with the operating environment or on the environment in which the lifting operation is performed; a processing unit adapted to collect and process data collected from the sensors to generate dynamic load chart data; and a display for displaying a graphical representation based on the dynamic load chart data, comprising a depiction of the wrecker and of a limit of an operating condition of the wrecker.

A control device equipped with a first acquisition unit for acquiring information pertaining to the location of the center of gravity of cargo transported by a work machine, a second acquisition unit for acquiring information pertaining to the location of a first section of the cargo which differs from the location of the center of gravity thereof, and a calculation unit for calculating information pertaining to the orientation of the cargo on the basis of the information pertaining to the location of the center of gravity of the cargo and the information pertaining to the location of the first section.

A control device equipped with a first acquisition unit for acquiring information pertaining to the location of the center of gravity of cargo transported by a work machine, a second acquisition unit for acquiring information pertaining to the location of a first section of the cargo which differs from the location of the center of gravity thereof, and a calculation unit for calculating information pertaining to the orientation of the cargo on the basis of the information pertaining to the location of the center of gravity of the cargo and the information pertaining to the location of the first section.