Patents by Inventor Shinsuke KANDA

Shinsuke KANDA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11267681
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional unit; an operation unit for receiving an operation input for operating the operable functional unit; an actuator that drives the operable functional unit; a first generation unit that generates a first control signal for the actuator on the basis of the operation input; a switch unit that can be switched between a first state and a second state; a first filter unit that filters the first control signal to generate a second control signal when the switch unit is in the second state; and a control unit that controls the actuator on the basis of the first control signal when the switch unit is in the first state, and controls the actuator on the basis of the second control signal when the switch unit is in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Goto, Shinsuke Kanda, Kazuma Mizuki
  • Publication number: 20210371255
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable function unit; an operation unit; an actuator; a generation unit which generates a first control signal for the actuator on the basis of an operation input; a plurality of wire ropes; a plurality of hooks suspended from a leading end section of a boom by the plurality of wire ropes, respectively; a hook detection unit which detects, from among the plurality of hooks, an unused hook suspending no load; a calculation unit which calculates a resonance frequency for a wire rope, among the plurality of wire ropes, that suspends the detected unused hook; a filter unit which generates a filter on the basis of the resonance frequency and generates a second control signal by filtering the first control signal using the filter; and a control unit which controls the actuator on the basis of the second control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210139292
    Abstract: A crane comprising a traveling body and a turning body turnably supported by the traveling body, the crane performing power feeding and communication between the traveling body and the turning body. The traveling body is provided with: a power supply; a lower controller which controls the traveling body and transmits power to the devices included in the traveling body; and a lower transmitter-receiver which wirelessly transmits and receives the power and data signal from the power supply. The turning body is provided with: an upper controller which controls the turning body and transmits power to the devices included in the turning body; and an upper transmitter-receiver which wirelessly transmits and receives the power and data signal to and from the lower transmitter-receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki SHINDO, Hiroshi YAMAUCHI, Hiroki MIZOBUCHI, Naoki ISHIHARA, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20210061622
    Abstract: A problem to be addressed by the present invention is to provide a remote operation terminal and work vehicle comprising said remote operation terminal for enabling easy and straightforward carrying out of a remote operation of a work device. Provided is a remote operation terminal (32) of a crane device (6), said terminal comprising: a terminal-side control device (42) being a control part for controlling an operation of the remote operation terminal (32) and configured to enable communication with a control device (31) of the crane device (6); a load movement operation instrument (35) being a first operation part for remotely operating the crane device (6); and a reference change operation instrument (34) being a second operation part for setting a reference of an operation direction of the crane device (6) operated by the load movement operation instrument (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20210053800
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional unit; an operation unit for receiving an operation input for operating the operable functional unit; an actuator that drives the operable functional unit; a first generation unit that generates a first control signal for the actuator on the basis of the operation input; a switch unit that can be switched between a first state and a second state; a first filter unit that filters the first control signal to generate a second control signal when the switch unit is in the second state; and a control unit that controls the actuator on the basis of the first control signal when the switch unit is in the first state, and controls the actuator on the basis of the second control signal when the switch unit is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu GOTO, Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210047152
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional unit; an actuator; a generation unit that generates a first control signal including a first deceleration signal section composed of a control signal for decelerating a speed of the operable functional unit from a first speed to a second speed and a first constant-speed signal section composed of a control signal for maintaining the speed of the operable functional unit at the second speed; a filter unit for filtering the first control signal to generate a second control signal; and a control unit that controls the actuator so as to decelerate the operable functional unit based on the second control signal, then controls the actuator so as to maintain the speed at the second speed, and controls the actuator so as to zero the speed when a load has been moved to a location satisfying a prescribed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu GOTO, Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210047151
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a boom; a wire rope suspended down from a leading end section of the boom; a suspender that is fixed to a lower end of the wire rope and is for suspending a slinging tool for hanging a load; a calculation unit that calculates a first load, which is the weight of a member that is suspended down from the suspender; a slinging tool database unit that stores information pertaining to the slinging tool corresponding to the first load; a determination unit that determines whether a load is being suspended from the suspender; and a control unit that acquires the information pertaining to the slinging tool corresponding to the first load from the slinging tool database unit if the load is being suspended, and sets the vertical length of the slinging tool on the basis of the acquired information pertaining to the slinging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu GOTO, Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210047153
    Abstract: Provided is a crane including: an operable function part; an actuator; a generation part; a filter part filtering a first control signal and generating a second control signal; a control part controlling the actuator based on the second control signal; and a computation part computing information relating to a flow quantity estimated as the operable function part moving, if a stop signal has been inputted into the actuator at the present position of the operable function part, from when the stop signal has been inputted into the actuator to when the operation of the operable function part stops. The control part outputs the stop signal to the actuator if information relating to the present position of the operable function part, information relating to a target stop position whereat the operable function part is to be stopped, and the information relating to the flow quantity satisfy prescribed conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma MIZUKI, Shinsuke KANDA, Tatsuya YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20210047154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a remote control terminal which achieves both easy visibility and easy control by indicating the movement direction and the movement speed of a work device as a directed segment according to the operation direction and the operation amount of an operation tool. The present invention provides a remote control terminal which remotely controls a crane device of a crane, the remote control terminal being provided with: a terminal-side communication unit; a suspended load movement operation tool; a terminal-side display device; and a terminal-side control device. The terminal-side control device calculates a vector which represents the movement direction and the movement speed of the crane device according to the operation direction and the operation amount of the suspended load movement operation tool, and the terminal-side control device displays an image in which the directed segment representing the vector is superimposed on the image captured by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20210009385
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional part that is supported on a pair of lower bases; a driving device; a detection unit that detects information about the attitude of the operable functional part; a target signal generation unit that generates a target signal regarding the moving direction and the moving speed of a suspended load on the basis of information about an operation input for instructing the moving direction and the moving speed of the suspended load; a filter unit that generates a filtering target signal by filtering the target signal; a control signal generation unit that generates a speed control signal for controlling the operation speed of the driving device on the basis of the information about the attitude and the filtering target signal; and a control unit that controls the driving device on the basis of the speed control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200393827
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a remote control terminal which can perform a remote control on a working vehicle easily and simply; and a working vehicle provided with a remote control terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20200391980
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing a remote operation terminal that prevents erroneous operation while remotely operating a mobile crane and that can easily and simply remotely operate the mobile crane, and a work vehicle comprising the remote operation terminal. A remote operation terminal comprises: a terminal-side GNSS receiver; a suspended load movement manipulation tool; and a terminal-side control device. The terminal-side control device acquires the current position of a boom tip from the crane control device and the current position of the remote operation terminal from the terminal-side GNSS receiver of the remote operation terminal, and sets the reference for the operation direction on a line L connecting the current position of the boom tip and the current position of the remote operation terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20200262685
    Abstract: The resonant frequency ?x(n) of horizontal shaking of a suspended load W suspended from the distal end of a telescopic boom 9 via wire ropes 14?16 is calculated on the basis of the suspension length Lm(n)?Ls(n) of the wire ropes 14?16; the characteristic frequency ?y(n) in the raising and lowering direction of the telescopic boom 9 is calculated; and, in accordance with an operation for raising and lowering the telescopic boom 9, the filtering control signal Cd(n) of an actuator is generated in which a frequency component in a discretionary frequency range is attenuated at a discretionary ratio with reference to the resonant frequency ?x(n) of the suspended load W, and in which a frequency component in a discretionary frequency range is attenuated at a discretionary ratio with reference to the characteristic frequency ?y(n) in the raising and lowering direction of the telescopic boom 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200247647
    Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a crane, with which the position of a hook is automatically adjusted before lift-off, where a freely-derricking telescopic boom is provided to a swivel base, a main hook is suspended with a main wire rope from a distal end section of the telescopic boom, and a suspended load is suspended on a main hook with slinging wire ropes, wherein post-slinging lift-off is preceded by a hook position adjustment control involving repeating: a first process where the control device controls so as to reel in the main wire rope to a position where the main wire rope is tensed; and a second process where the control device controls so as to move the distal end section of the telescopic boom in the same direction of a horizontal direction component of the movement of the main hook in the first process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Shoji NISHIMOTO, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200223670
    Abstract: Provided is a crane that is capable of effectively suppressing oscillation related to the pendulum resonance frequency generated in a suspended load on the basis of the suspended length of a wire rope. The crane 1 calculates a suspended load oscillation resonance frequency ?x(n) determined on the basis of the suspended length L(n) of a wire rope (14·16), and generates a control signal C(n) for an actuator according to an arbitrarily defined operation signal, and, on the basis of the resonance frequency ?x(n), generates from the control signal C(n) a filtering control signal Cd(n) for the actuator in which a frequency component in an arbitrarily defined frequency range is attenuated by an arbitrarily defined percentage. The frequency range of the attenuated frequency component and/or the percentage of attenuation is altered on the basis of the suspended length L(n) of the wire rope (14·16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200031633
    Abstract: A crane calculates the resonance frequency of the fluctuation of a suspended load determined from the hanging length of a main wire rope or a sub wire rope, generates a control signal for actuators, in accordance with the operation of a turning operation tool, a hoisting operation tool and the like, and generates a filtering control signal for the actuators in which a frequency component in any frequency range has been attenuated from the control signal at any ratio in reference to the resonance frequency. When the actuators are controlled by the operation of the respective operation tool and when the actuators are controlled regardless of the operation of the respective operation tool, the frequency range to be attenuated and the attenuation ratio are switched to different settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI, Tatsuya YANAGISAWA, Tomokazu GOTO