A safety system for a load carrying machine including: a controller, a location sensing arrangement in electronic communication with the processor, the location sensing arrangement configured to determine a location parameter of a load, a monitoring arrangement, the controller configured to receive the location parameter and determine a projected area of the load and control the monitoring arrangement to focus on the projected area to monitor the projected area.

Accordingly, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of coordinated safety interlocking systems and methods of coordinating safety interlocking. In an exemplary embodiment, a system for providing coordinated safety interlocking between a plurality of machines is disclosed. The system generally includes a plurality of machine control units each configured to control at least one of the plurality of machines. The system also includes at least one operator control unit configured to define a dynamic cluster including a subset of the plurality of machine control units. The at least one operator control unit is configured to control safety interlocking between each machine control unit in the dynamic cluster. The system may be used to provide coordinated safety interlocking between various elements and/or machines, such as crane bridges and crane hoists, etc.

An obstacle detection device detects an obstacle existing in one or more monitoring areas that are set to correspond to a movable part. A state determination unit determines whether a state of the actuator is a standby state or a suspended state under circumstances where the actuator is at a stop. On determination that the state of the actuator is the standby state, a display control unit executes automatic image output that is processing for causing a display device to display a monitoring image corresponding to a monitoring area in which the obstacle is detected out of the one or more monitoring areas. On determination that the state of the actuator is the suspended state, the display control unit stops the execution of the automatic image output.

Accordingly, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of coordinated safety interlocking systems and methods of coordinating safety interlocking. In an exemplary embodiment, a system for providing coordinated safety interlocking between a plurality of machines is disclosed. The system generally includes a plurality of machine control units each configured to control at least one of the plurality of machines. The system also includes at least one operator control unit configured to define a dynamic cluster including a subset of the plurality of machine control units. The at least one operator control unit is configured to control safety interlocking between each machine control unit in the dynamic cluster. The system may be used to provide coordinated safety interlocking between various elements and/or machines, such as crane bridges and crane hoists, etc.

The invention relates to a method for operating multiple cranes (1, 2), the movements of which are monitored for imminent collisions by anti-collision devices of the cranes, and to cranes comprising at least one movement device for moving a crane element, a control unit (13) for actuating the movement device, and an anti-collision device (17, 18) for monitoring the crane movements of the crane element for possible collisions with another crane. According to the invention, in the event of an imminent collision between a first crane (1) being operated and a second crane (2) which is not being operated, the first crane is stopped; a remote control connection (21) is established from the first crane to the second crane; the second crane is moved out of the collision region (130), which is interfering with an intended movement of the first crane, by means of control commands, which are provided at the first stopped crane and transmitted to the second crane by the remote control connection; the second crane is stopped after being moved out of the collision region by remote control; and the first crane is started up again so that the first crane can carry out its task.

A construction machine, in particular in the form of a crane such as a revolving tower crane, having a control apparatus for controlling at least one piece of work equipment of the construction machine using a structure data model that includes digital information on a structure to be erected and/or to be worked. A method of controlling such a construction machine with the aid of digital data from such a structure data model. The construction machine has a data exchange module connectable to the master construction site computer for the exchange of digital data with a master construction site computer, with the data exchange module having reading and/or writing means for reading and/or writing access to the master construction site computer. The construction machine carries out at least individual work steps such as the traveling of a construction element in automated manner using digital data from the master construction site computer. A control module that can be positioned at the load suspension means and/or at the construction element to be traveled and that can be configured as a wearable, in particular in the form of gloves having integrated movement control sensors is provided for the fine positioning.

The invention relates to a method for installing an anti-collision device of a crane which has a boom that can be rotated about an upright rotational axis of the crane. A crane position and an orientation of the crane, in particular of the boom, are determined, wherein the crane position is automatically determined by means of a satellite navigation module on the crane and is provided to the anti-collision device in the form of global coordinates, and the orientation of the crane is automatically determined by means of an orientation sensor system attached to the crane and is provided to the anti-collision device in the form of a direction in the global coordinate system.

Methods and systems for monitoring at least one crane, preferably two or more cranes, in particular revolving tower cranes, on a construction site, wherein one or more optical detection means are provided, and wherein a collision monitoring unit analyzes the recorded optical data to recognize a possible collision between at least one crane and one further crane and/or another projecting edge.

The present disclosure relates to engineering machinery and a dynamic anti-collision method, device, and system for operation space thereof. The dynamic anti-collision method for operation space includes: receiving obstacle information of an obstacle around a boom of engineering machinery and boom motion information of the engineering machinery; determining obstacle coordinates according to the obstacle information and the boom motion information; deciding whether the obstacle coordinates are located in a predetermined early warning area or not; and indicating an execution device to send out collision warning information in case where the obstacle coordinates are located in the predetermined early warning area.

The present disclosure relates to a method for real time monitoring of the current status of a construction site having one or more work machines, wherein a monitoring means installed at least one work machine monitors the environment of the work machine in real time and generates corresponding monitoring data, with the generated monitoring data being transmitted by the monitoring means to at least one processing unit for a real time evaluation of the current construction site status.