An operating device includes a crane controller for controlling actuators of the loading crane and for generating sensor data based on the sensor signals, and an input device spatially separated from the crane controller for inputting control commands for the crane controller. The crane controller has a first telecommunications device for exchanging data signals with the input device, and the data signals output by the crane controller include sensor data. The input device has a second telecommunications device for exchanging data signals including control commands with the first telecommunications device. The input device has a transmitter device for outputting data signals. A signaling device is spatially separated from the input device, and has a receiver device for receiving data signals output by the transmitter device and a display device for displaying audio data and/or image data. The signaling device signals the audio data and/or image data to a user.

An operating device includes a crane controller for controlling actuators of the loading crane and for generating sensor data based on the sensor signals, and an input device spatially separated from the crane controller for inputting control commands for the crane controller. The crane controller has a first telecommunications device for exchanging data signals with the input device, and the data signals output by the crane controller include sensor data. The input device has a second telecommunications device for exchanging data signals including control commands with the first telecommunications device. The input device has a transmitter device for outputting data signals. A signaling device is spatially separated from the input device, and has a receiver device for receiving data signals output by the transmitter device and a display device for displaying audio data and/or image data. The signaling device signals the audio data and/or image data to a user.

A notification system includes: a notifier which notifies an operator of a state of a lifting magnet; a sensor which detects at least one of a voltage, an electric current, and an electric power supplied for exciting the lifting magnet; a determination part which determines, based on detection data from the sensor, whether an attraction quantity of the lifting magnet reaches a maximum attraction quantity after excitation of the lifting magnet is started; and a notification control part which causes the notifier to notify that the attraction quantity reaches the maximum attraction quantity when the determination part determines that the attraction quantity reaches the maximum attraction quantity.

A notification system includes: a notifier which notifies an operator of a state of a lifting magnet; a sensor which detects at least one of a voltage, an electric current, and an electric power supplied for exciting the lifting magnet; a determination part which determines, based on detection data from the sensor, whether an attraction quantity of the lifting magnet reaches a maximum attraction quantity after excitation of the lifting magnet is started; and a notification control part which causes the notifier to notify that the attraction quantity reaches the maximum attraction quantity when the determination part determines that the attraction quantity reaches the maximum attraction quantity.

A crane is provided. A slewing base camera detects a load W that is suspended by a wire rope, the current coordinate location of the load is calculated from the location of the detected load, the current coordinate location of a tip end of a boom is calculated from the position of a crane, a target velocity signal that was inputted from a manipulation tool is converted into a target coordinate location of the load, a wire rope direction vector is calculated from the current coordinate location of the load and the target coordinate location of the load, a target location of the tip end of the boom for the target coordinate location of the load is calculated from a wire rope reel-out amount and the wire rope direction vector, and an actuator operation signal is generated.

A crane is provided. A slewing base camera detects a load W that is suspended by a wire rope, the current coordinate location of the load is calculated from the location of the detected load, the current coordinate location of a tip end of a boom is calculated from the position of a crane, a target velocity signal that was inputted from a manipulation tool is converted into a target coordinate location of the load, a wire rope direction vector is calculated from the current coordinate location of the load and the target coordinate location of the load, a target location of the tip end of the boom for the target coordinate location of the load is calculated from a wire rope reel-out amount and the wire rope direction vector, and an actuator operation signal is generated.

A control system for a component of a rescue hoist attached to an aircraft is disclosed. In various embodiments, the control system includes a first bus extending between a control module of the rescue hoist and a control input device; a second bus extending between the control module of the rescue hoist and the control input device; and a hardwire extending between the control module of the rescue hoist and the control input device.

A load orienting device and method of operating the load orienting device are disclosed. The load orienting device includes a frame, first and second posts disposed on the frame, and first and second propellers disposed on the first and second posts, respectively. The first and second posts are movable to adjust a distance between the first and second propellers and a controller operates the first and second propellers to adjust an orientation of the load orienting device relative to a vertical axis of the load orienting device.

This crane information display system is provided with a terminal device having a camera and captures an image of a crane with the camera to obtain a camera image, said crane information display system comprising: a crane detection unit that detects the orientation of the crane in the camera image; an information processing unit that identifies the position and posture of the crane in the coordinate system of the camera image; a working capacity calculation unit that calculates the working capacity of the crane on the basis of the information relating to the crane inputted to an input unit; and an image display unit that converts the working capacity of the crane into three-dimensional image information corresponding to the position and posture of the crane, overlays the image information on the camera image, and displays the same.

There is provided a control system including: a first transmission unit configured to transmit a first command directing an operation of a crane; a second transmission unit configured to transmit a second command directing an operation of the crane; and a control device including a first reception unit configured to accept the first command and a second reception unit configured to accept the second command, in which the control device is configured to operate the crane in a case in which the first command and the second command coincide with each other.