Manitowoc Crane Companies, Inc.

Frank C Schnittker

Stephen J Schoonmaker

John R Rudy

Matthew T Oswald

Jared Yorke

Melisa Lavery

A crane includes a lower works having one or more ground engaging elements, an upper works connected to the lower works, the upper works having a boom, and a system for determining a crane status. The system includes a sensor assembly positioned to have a line of sight along at least a portion of a length of the boom or the lower works. The sensor assembly configured to detect light transmission and output sensor information. The system further includes a computer configured to receive the sensor information and determine the crane status based on the sensor information. A method of determining the crane status is also provided.

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Wuerzburg, Germany

Frank C Schnittker