B66C15/045

DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR TRAVELING CRANES AND SYNCHRONIZING APARATUS FOR TRAVELING CRANES
20180072542 · 2018-03-15 · ·

Provided is a display apparatus fir traveling cranes which is capable of displaying information about another traveling crane. The display apparatus for traveling cranes is equipped with: an imaging unit 20 which is mounted to the vicinity of the tip of a boom; a display unit 30 which displays an image captured by the imaging unit 20; a crane controller 40 which controls the orientation of a traveling crane; a communication unit 53 for mutually transmitting/receiving information to/from the other traveling crane; and an image controller 50 for displaying the information about the other traveling crane, received from the other traveling crane, in such a manner as to superimpose the information upon the image of the display unit.

CRANE FUNCTION PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT FOR NON-SYMMETRICAL OUTRIGGER ARRANGEMENTS
20180057318 · 2018-03-01 ·

A method for controlling a boom of a crane includes saving, in a memory, data representing a maximum horizontal working distance for a load on a hook of a boom, saving, in the memory, boom data representing the position of the boom, calculating a minimum vector between the position of the hook and the maximum horizontal working distance, and controlling, by the computing device, movement of the boom to prevent the vector from reaching a zero magnitude.

Crane and related method of operation

The present invention relates to a crane (101). The crane (101) has a hoist (113) for performing a lifting operation and a controller (125) for controlling operation of the crane. At least one sensor (127) is provided for detecting the presence of a person in a safety region (129). The controller (125) is configured to inhibit operation of the crane (127) when the sensor (127) detects a person in the safety region (129). The present invention also relates to a crane control system and a method of operating a crane (101).

Mobile large manipulator
09856662 · 2018-01-02 · ·

A large manipulator includes a chassis, at least two front support arms, and at least two rear support arms. The support arms are coupled to corresponding extendable support legs that are each coupled to the chassis and that are each configured to be extended between a travel position and a support position. The large manipulator further includes a mast arm with a turntable coupled to the chassis. An operating range of the mast arm is dependent upon the support positions of the extendable support arms. The large manipulator further includes a computer with a monitor and a program-controlled positioning aid. The positioning aid is configured to generate a graphical representation of surrounding image data on the monitor. The operating range of the mast arm is visualized in the graphical representation.

MOBILE LARGE MANIPULATOR
20170167149 · 2017-06-15 · ·

A large manipulator includes a chassis, at least two front support arms, and at least two rear support arms. The support arms are coupled to corresponding extendable support legs that are each coupled to the chassis and that are each configured to be extended between a travel position and a support position. The large manipulator further includes a mast arm with a turntable coupled to the chassis. An operating range of the mast arm is dependent upon the support positions of the extendable support arms. The large manipulator further includes a computer with a monitor and a program-controlled positioning aid. The positioning aid is configured to generate a graphical representation of surrounding image data on the monitor. The operating range of the mast arm is visualized in the graphical representation.

WORK AREA MONITORING SYSTEM FOR LIFTING MACHINES
20250153977 · 2025-05-15 ·

A system includes a hoist drive mechanism that elevates and lowers a load hook from a boom and a detector that provides obstacle location and identification information. A processor receives the obstacle location and identification information from the detector and provides obstacle avoidance data in response thereto.

Method for the collision-free movement of a crane

In a method for a collision-free movement of a crane in a crane lane, a sensor captures a first training data set of raw data during a movement of the crane outside a crane operation in the crane lane. The first training data set is evaluated while teaching a first neural network based on the captured raw data and first training data are determined from the evaluated first training data set. The sensor captures current sensor data during a movement of the crane during the crane operation in the crane lane. The current sensor data is compared with the first training data, and an anomaly is detected between the current sensor data and the first training data.

WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORKING MACHINE
20250296813 · 2025-09-25 · ·

A working machine includes a machine body, a working device provided on the machine body to attach thereto an attachment to hold a to-be-held object, and a controller configured or programmed to impose an operational limitation to limit one or both of an operational area and an operational speed of the working machine when causing the attachment to perform an operation of holding the to-be-held object.

Work machine and method for controlling work machine

When a slewing motor is at a stop, a first slewing control unit of a controller that controls an operation of the slewing motor sets a first monitoring area that is set with respect to a slewing body as a designated area, and then controls, depending on whether an obstacle is detected in the first monitoring area, whether to prohibit or allow start of the slewing motor in response to a drive manipulation. Furthermore, a second slewing control unit of the controller sets one or more second monitoring areas that are set at places remoter from the slewing body than the first monitoring area as the designated area, and then controls, depending on whether the obstacle is detected in the second monitoring area(s), whether to limit the operation of the slewing motor in response to the drive manipulation after the start of the slewing motor is allowed.

Method for collision monitoring of a cable-guided load
20250368477 · 2025-12-04 ·

The invention relates to a method for collision monitoring of a load which is fastened to a cable of a work machine, in particular a crane, wherein the work machine has a turntable that is rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation, a jib which is connected to the turntable and over which the cable is guided, and at least one sensor for detecting a current position and/or movement of at least one movable component of the work machine. According to the invention, a predicted braking trajectory of a defined point of the work machine is determined based on the sensor data, and a predicted braking trajectory of the load is calculated on the basis of the determined braking trajectory of the defined point and a computational model. The invention further relates to a work machine, in particular a crane, comprising a turntable that is rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation, a jib which is connected to the turntable and over which a cable is guided, and a control unit which receives data relating to a current position and/or movement of a load suspended on the cable, from at least one sensor of the work machine, wherein the control unit is configured to carry out the method according to the invention. The invention further relates to a corresponding computer program product.