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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Inventors:
John F. Benton, Smithsburg, MD (US);
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/08 (2006.01); B66C 23/90 (2006.01); B66C 13/06 (2006.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 13/48 (2006.01); B66C 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/085 (2013.01); B66C 13/063 (2013.01); B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 23/905 (2013.01); B66C 13/48 (2013.01); B66C 15/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a boom of a crane includes saving, in a memory, data representing a maximum horizontal working distance for a load on a hook of a boom, saving, in the memory, boom data representing the position of the boom, calculating a minimum vector between the position of the hook and the maximum horizontal working distance, and controlling, by the computing device, movement of the boom to prevent the vector from reaching a zero magnitude.