Crane automation

Looks at research work into crane automation for the construction industry. Describes the six major areas of the project: analysis of existing crane structures and mechanisms, the general problem of remotely grabbing a load, the application of latest sensor technology, system integration, control and communications, teleoperator and data‐logging system and crane demonstrator construction. Also considers the use of advanced telemetry for communication between cranes and for the remote control operation of the cranes. Concludes that the project demonstrated that the emerging distributed control concepts are applicable to crane technology.