This defining method comprises the steps of: —simulating a crane comprising: i) a boom made up of elements and ii) a lifting member that is able to move along the boom, —selecting several elements to be tested, maximum stresses, and several ranges along the boom, and —carrying out the following analysis steps of: •choosing a theoretical load, •calculating stresses brought about by the theoretical load in each element to be tested, •comparing these stresses with maximum stresses, •increasing or decreasing the theoretical load depending on whether stresses are less than or greater than the maximum stresses, •repeating the calculating step and the comparison step and the step of increasing or decreasing until the maximum theoretical load is found, and •recording i) the range and ii) the maximum theoretical load.

A working range diagram for a crane includes a boom model representing a current boom length and current lift angle. The working range diagram also includes a plurality of zones based on limit radii corresponding to different predetermined load utilizations. Each zone of the one or more zones represents a radial distance. The working range diagram further includes a load model representing a current load radius positioned relative to the one or more zones. A crane control system may generate the working range diagram.

A hydraulic crane comprising: —a rotatable column (7); —a crane boom system (10) comprising two or more liftable and lowerable crane booms (11, 13); and—an electronic control device (25), which is configured to prevent an execution of crane boom movements that would make the lifting moment of the crane exceed the maximum allowed lifting moment of the crane, and to continuously establish position information as to the prevailing position of the load suspension point (P) of the crane boom system. When the lifting moment of the crane has reached a limit value at a given level below the maximum allowed lifting moment, the electronic control device is configured to prevent the execution of any combination of crane boom movements that would increase the horizontal distance between the load suspension point and said vertical axis of rotation and at the same time allow the execution of any combination of crane boom movements that keeps said horizontal distance unchanged or reduces said horizontal distance.

There is provided a crane including a front member capable of derricking, a backstop disposed on a rear surface side of the front member so as to limit a standing operation of the front member, an angle sensor that detects an angle of the front member, an operation detection unit that detects whether or not the backstop is operated, and a controller that controls a derricking operation of the front member. In a case where the controller determines that the angle of the front member is equal to or larger than a predetermined angle, based on a detection signal output from the angle sensor, and determines that the backstop is not operated, based on a detection signal output from the operation detection unit, the controller stops the standing operation of the front member.

A crane risk logic apparatus and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the crane risk logic apparatus, the crane risk logic apparatus is integral with a crane, such as a crawler crane or a tower crane, and located in communication with a load moment indicator. The crane risk logic apparatus receives crane data from the load moment indicator and determines lift cycle data therefrom. The crane risk logic apparatus determines an area of interest based on locationing data received from a global positioning system (GPS) unit incorporated therewith and receives weather data for this area of interest. The crane risk logic apparatus causes an alert notification at the crane to occur in response to presence of weather issues.

A technology capable of reducing a data amount required for a estimation processing while maintaining accuracy for estimation of a virtual deformation state of an attachment which receives external force in a crane is provided. A deformation state of each of a boom (first attachment element) and a jib (second attachment element) configuring an attachment connected to a crane main body so as to perform a derricking motion is estimated according to a crane model. The crane model is a model indicating a correlation among an “acting force factor” for specifying an acting state of force on the attachment connected to the crane main body so as to perform the derricking motion, a “posture factor” for specifying respective postures of the boom and the jib, and “angle changes (elevation angle deviations Δθ.sub.1 and Δθ.sub.2)” indicating respective deformation states of the boom and the jib.

The present invention relates to lifting gear, more particularly a crane, such as a rotary tower crane and/or mobile crane, having a supporting structure, a determination device for determining a load state and/or an operating state of the supporting structure, and a control unit for controlling actuators of the lifting gear depending on the determined load state and/or operating state, wherein the actuators are allocated to the supporting structure for the active bracing and/or deformation of the supporting structure in a variable manner during lifting gear operation, and the control unit is configured to temporarily and variably brace and/or deform the supporting structure by means of the actuators depending on the detected load state and/or operating state in order to relieve the load on supporting structure parts which are subject to high load.

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.

A crane block mountable safety beacon device for increasing awareness of a crane block includes a housing that is mountable to a crane block. A set of bulbs that is coupled to the housing selectively emits light to indicate a position of the crane block to an operator of a crane utilizing the crane block and to persons proximate to the crane block.

Tension monitoring is described using a sensor which may exhibit an offset for which compensation may be provided to produce a zero voltage amplified output or to increase dynamic range. An arrangement determines whether a power reset is responsive to a battery bounce such that an initially-measured system start-up parameter can be retained. The start-up parameter is automatically saved at start-up if the power reset is responsive to a start-up from a shut-down condition. The start-up parameter may be a zero tension amplified output responsive to the sensor offset at zero tension. Protection of a tension data set is provided such that no opportunity for altering the data set is presented prior to transfer of the data set. A housing configuration forms part of an electrical power circuit for providing electrical power to an electronics package from a battery.