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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
John F. Benton, Smithsburg, MD (US);
Michael Stake, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A crane includes a carrier unit having a chassis, tires connected to the chassis, a carrier deck and outriggers. A superstructure is mounted on the carrier unit, the superstructure includes a telescoping boom. A slope sensor is operably connected to the carrier unit and configured to detect a pitch and/or a roll of the carrier unit during a lift operation. The crane further includes a system for monitoring a load lifted by the telescoping boom. The system is configured to determine the current load lifted by the telescoping boom, receive pitch and/or roll information of the carrier unit from the slope sensor, adjust coordinates of the crane in a coordinate system based on the pitch and/or roll information, determine a transformed operating radius using the adjusted coordinates; and compare the load lifted to a rated capacity at the transformed operating radius.