METHOD OF SAFE CONTROL OF TOWER CRANE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B66C13/18 B66C23/88 B66C23/90 

FIELD: mechanical engineering; tower cranes.

SUBSTANCE: method includes periodical continuous polling during which signals are obtained, recorded and memorized which correspond to values of load characteristic of crane, crane geometry and operation conditions, obtained signals are compared with values of characteristics introduced into crane control system before its operation, and after comparing of signals received at polling with tolerable values of characteristics, if they exceed tolerable characteristics, commands of crane operator are cancelled. Introduced additionally into crane control system are parameters of crane operation conditions, speed of wind, ambient temperature and crane condition parameters, load, vibration, temperature of crane drive mechanism lubricants, and voltage in electrical devices. Maximum tolerable values of said parameters are introduced into control system to limit operation of crane drives at which operation of crane should be stopped or can be executed at introduction of definite limitations into operation of crane drive as to speed, accelerations, combined or successive travel motions of drives, obtained signals concerning operation and state of crane are compared with tolerable values, and possibility and conditions of execution of operator's commands are determined, command is left without changes or definite limitations are applied to operation of crane by introducing corresponding corrections to operator's command or execution of command is prohibited according to preset program.

EFFECT: improved safety of operation of tower crane.

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