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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 15/04 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01); B66C 13/18 (2006.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 15/045 (2013.01); B66C 13/16 (2013.01); B66C 13/18 (2013.01); B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 19/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for preventing a collision of a load of a crane with an obstacle, a height profile of the obstacle is captured along a trajectory of movement of the load by at least two sensors for distance measurement. Signals of the sensors are transmitted via at least two communication channels to a controller having at least two operating systems. At least one of the operating systems has a safety program in a secure area. The obstacle is identified along the trajectory via the height profile. The controller includes a secure communications interface for transmitting signals from the controller to a crane control.