Abstract: A crane control system including a control module configured to interface with a crane control system to intervene with crane movement to avoid a collision with an obstacle, plans stored in memory for use by the control module representing vertical elevation or elevation ranges of a job site and identifying obstacles, a plurality of crane configurations stored in memory, and a display interface displaying a selected plan, crane configuration and real-time crane position. A method for controlling crane movement to avoid a collision with an obstacle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 29, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2016
Assignee:
TNV, INC.
Inventors:
Paul E. Vogt, Douglas H. Taylor, Gabriela R. Gunther, An H. Nguyen, Matthew L. Megremis