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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Inventor:
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 15/04 (2006.01); B66C 23/88 (2006.01); B66C 23/90 (2006.01); B66C 23/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 15/045 (2013.01); B66C 15/04 (2013.01); B66C 23/88 (2013.01); B66C 23/90 (2013.01); B66C 23/905 (2013.01); B66C 23/94 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a crane component of a tower crane in proximity of obstacles at a worksite by defining a forbidden volume is disclosed. In the method a distance from the crane component to an outer surface of the forbidden volume is determined and a computing device limits movement of the crane component based on the distance from the crane component to the outer surface of the forbidden volume to avoid entering the forbidden volume with the crane component while the crane is in operation. The crane component is one or more of a boom and a hook block.