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WO2018045437A1 - Système de gestion de grue - Google Patents

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WO2018045437A1
WO2018045437A1 PCT/AU2017/050991 AU2017050991W WO2018045437A1 WO 2018045437 A1 WO2018045437 A1 WO 2018045437A1 AU 2017050991 W AU2017050991 W AU 2017050991W WO 2018045437 A1 WO2018045437 A1 WO 2018045437A1
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Anthony LAZENBY
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Wa Truck And Machinery Repairs Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C13/00—Other constructional features or details
    • B66C13/18—Control systems or devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C15/00—Safety gear
    • B66C15/06—Arrangements or use of warning devices
    • B66C15/065—Arrangements or use of warning devices electrical
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C23/00—Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes
    • B66C23/88—Safety gear

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  • the present invention relates to a crane management system, and in particular to a crane management system for managing service and diagnostic actions on a crane.
  • the interrogation device arranged for example to assist a user to setup/calibrate crane components, diagnose problems, identify faults, obtain usage related parameters such as crane usage hours, and/or carry out tests for maintenance and/or servicing purposes.
  • the interrogation device is a portable computer that is capable of
  • the computer including suitable software arranged to carry out the required actions in relation to the crane components.
  • a crane management system comprising :
  • a remote access server arranged to provide access to the crane interrogation component from a remote location by a remote access client through the crane wireless interface so that interrogation of the at least one crane component by the crane interrogation component is
  • controllable from and the crane data is viewable from the remote location.
  • the remote access server is arranged to serve screen data indicative of changes to a user
  • the remote access server is arranged to receive data indicative of user inputs from a remote access client.
  • the crane wireless interface is arranged to facilitate connection to a mobile communications network, and the crane wireless interface may include a SIM card having an associated mobile network number.
  • the system includes a remote access device arranged to implement the remote access client.
  • the remote access device may include a personal computer, tablet computer or smartphone .
  • the system includes a crane
  • interrogation device that includes the remote access server and the crane interrogation component.
  • the crane interrogation device is implemented using a personal computer, which may be ruggedized .
  • the system also includes a wake up module arranged to control activation of the interrogation device by moving the interrogation device to an ON state in response to receipt of an activation communication through the crane wireless interface.
  • the activation communication is an SMS sent to the mobile network number associated with the SIM card, or the activation communication is an email.
  • the wake up module is arranged to control deactivation of the interrogation device by moving the interrogation device to an OFF state, STANDBY state or HIBERNATION state in response to receipt of a deactivation communication through the erane wireless interface.
  • the crane interrogation component may be implemented using a crane interrogation software module.
  • the crane interrogation component is arranged to carry out an operation in relation to the crane control components that may include any operation associated with assisting a user to setup/calibrate crane components, diagnose problems, identify faults, obtain usage related parameters such as crane usage hours, and/or carry out tests for maintenance and/or servicing purposes.
  • Figure 1 is diagrammatic block diagram of a crane management system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a diagrammatic representation showing components of a remote access device of the system shown in Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic representation of
  • Figures 4 to 9 are diagrammatic representations o screens displayed to a user of a remote access device the system shown in Figure 1, the remote access device connected to the crane components shown in Figure 2.
  • FIG. 1 of the drawings there is shown a crane management system 10 arranged to carry out
  • the crane 12 is of a type mounted on a truck 13, although it will be understood that any suitable type of crane is envisaged.
  • the system 10 includes a remote access device 14 arranged to wirelessly connect during use to an interrogation device 15 through a wide area network that in this example includes the Internet 16.
  • the interrogation device 15 is arranged to interrogate a crane control unit 17, as shown in Figure 3, in order to carry out maintenance and/or servicing actions in relation to the crane 12.
  • the remote access device 14 communicates with the interrogation device 15 through an interrogation device wireless interface 18.
  • the interrogation device wireless interface 18 is a communications interface arranged to facilitate
  • the interrogation device wireless interface 18 includes a SIM card and associated components to enable data
  • communications interface is envisaged that facilitates wireless data communications with the interrogation device
  • the crane control unit 17 includes crane control components 22 arranged to interface with the operative components of the crane 12 and control operation of the crane 12 during use, and an I/O interface 24 arranged to enable connection of the interrogation device 15 to the crane control components 22 so that maintenance and/or servicing actions in relation to the components of the crane 12 can be carried out by the interrogation device 15.
  • the crane control unit may include one or more analogue to digital and/or digital to analogue converters .
  • the interrogation device 15 is connected to the crane control unit 17 using a physical connection, and includes a control unit 28 arranged to control and coordinate operations in the interrogation device 15, and a storage device 30 arranged to store data usable by the control unit 28 to implement functionality of the
  • the interrogation device 15 is implemented using a computing device, and as such the storage device 30 stores:
  • a crane interrogation module 34 arranged to provide an interface to a user, enable the user to select maintenance and/or servicing actions, and present data to the user, for example in response to the maintenance and/or servicing actions;
  • the interrogation device 15 is implemented using a computing device and it will be understood that multiple types of computing devices are envisaged for this purpose.
  • the computing device may be a personal computer that may be ruggedized for use in harsh environments, or a tablet computer.
  • the remote access device 14 includes a remote access device wireless interface 42 arranged to facilitate connection to a wide area network, that in this example includes the Internet 16, but may also include a mobile communications network, a wired network, and/or any suitable communications network component between the remote access device wireless interface 42 and the interrogation device wireless interface 18.
  • the remote access device 14 also includes a control unit 44 arranged to control and coordinate operations in the remote access device 14, and a storage device 46 arrange to store data usable by the control unit 44 to implement functionality of the remote access device 14.
  • the remote access device 14 is
  • the storage device 46 stores:
  • the remote access device 14 also includes a display 54 and user interface devices 56, in this example a keyboard and a mouse, that enable a user to interact with the remote access device 14.
  • the remote access server 36 and the remote access client 50 communicate with each other and together implement a remote access arrangement whereby the operating system implemented by the interrogation device 15 is controllable using the user interface devices 56, and a visual
  • the representation of the operating system implemented by the interrogation device 15 is viewable on the display 54 of the remote access device 14.
  • a user is able to interact with and control the interrogation device 15 as if the user was present locally at the interrogation device 15, and thereby carry out maintenance and/or servicing actions in relation to the components of the crane 12 without the need to be present at the crane 12. This is particularly useful for situations wherein the crane is disposed at a location remote from a population centre.
  • remote access server 36 and the remote access client may be implemented in any suitable way, for example by serving only data indicative of changes to a user interface screen from the remote access server 36 to the remote access client 50, and sending data indicative of key strokes and mouse inputs from the remote access client 50 to the remote access server 36.
  • Any suitable remote access software is envisaged for this purpose, such as Kaseya, VNC and
  • the interrogation device 15 also includes a wake up module 60 that may be implemented at least partly in a BIOS program of the interrogation device 15 when the interrogation device 15 is implemented using a personal computing device.
  • the wake up module 60 is arranged to control activation of the interrogation device 15 in response to receipt of an activation communication, for example an SMS or email, through the interrogation device wireless interface 18.
  • the activation communication for example an SMS or email
  • communication may be generated from any suitable computing device, in this example a smartphone 62.
  • the activation communication is an SMS generated by the smartphone 62 and the interrogation device wireless interface 18 is a mobile network interface provided with a SIM card having an associated mobile communications number. Consequently, with the present embodiment, the SMS is sent by the smartphone 62, or other suitable device capable of sending an SMS communication, to the mobile communications number associated with the interrogation device wireless interface 18.
  • the interrogation device 15 is in an OFF, standby, sleep or hibernation state and the SMS is received by the
  • the wake up module 60 is arranged to cause the interrogation device 15 to change to an ON state.
  • the wake up module 60 is arranged to cause the computing device to change from a hibernation state, sleep state or standby state to the ON state, or to commence a PC boot process and thereby change from the OFF state to the ON state.
  • the interrogation device 15 may be arranged to change from the ON state to the OFF, standby, sleep or hibernation state based on defined criteria, for example after a defined period of inactivity at the interrogation device 15 or in response to receipt of a deactivation communication, for example in the form of a deactivation SMS.
  • a deactivation communication for example in the form of a deactivation SMS.
  • the interrogation device 15 is installed on a customer owned crane 12 by operators of the system 10, and maintenance services are provided to the customer by th ⁇ 6 system operators.
  • the system operators may hold records, for example in database form, of cranes 12 associated with the system that have accessible interrogation devices 15 and SMS numbers associated with the interrogation devices 15.
  • a representative of the operators sends an SMS to the mobile number associated with the interrogation device 15 of a desired crane 12.
  • the wake up module 60 causes the
  • interrogation device 15 to move to the ON state, thereby enabling the interrogation device 15 to be accessed by the remote access device 14.
  • the remote access device 14 is
  • the computing device may be a personal computer, a tablet computer or a smartphone .
  • the operator With the interrogation device 15 in the ON state, the operator opens a web browser program on the computing device and using an address field 68 directs the web browser to a web page associated with the remote access server and client 36, 50. This causes a remote access login screen 70 to be displayed, as shown in Figure 4.
  • the remote access login screen 70 the operator is able to login to a remote access account associated with the operator by entering login and password data into login and password fields 72, 74.
  • a crane selection screen 78 is displayed, as shown in Figure 5.
  • the crane selection screen 78 displays a list of available cranes 80 that are associated with the operator, in this example that are managed by the operator for maintenance purposes. The operator then selects the available crane 80 that is desired to be accessed, which causes a remote access connection to be made between the remote access client 50 at the remote access device 14 and the remote access server 36 at the selected crane 12.
  • an interrogation screen 84 is displayed, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the interrogation screen 84 is a representation of a screen that would be displayed by the interrogation device 15 if a local display was present at the interrogation device, and as such, the interrogation screen 84 constitutes an interface screen that can be used by an operator remotely of the interrogation device to directly interact with and control the interrogation device 15 and thereby control servicing and maintenance operations to be carried out on the crane components.
  • the interrogation screen 84 in this example includes a wireless connection interface 86 that includes a signal strength indicator 88 indicative of the signal strength of the communication link between the interrogation device 15 and the mobile communication network.
  • the wireless connection interface 86 also includes a disconnect button 90 usable to terminate the connection between the
  • the interrogation screen 84 also includes an icon 92 associated with the crane interrogation module 34.
  • the crane login screen 94 is associated with a crane servicing and maintenance module, typically in the form of a software program, usable to carry out servicing and maintenance operations in relation to components of the crane 12.
  • an interrogation control screen 100 is displayed, as shown in Figure 8.
  • the interrogation control screen 100 is used by an operator to instigate servicing and maintenance operations, and for this purpose the interrogation control screen 100 includes details 102 of the relevant crane 12, interrogation type selectors 104 usable by the operator to select between servicing or diagnostic type operations, and control buttons 106 usable to select and instigate one or more operations in relation to the crane control components 22.
  • selection of a variables control button 106 causes particular parameters to be obtained from
  • interrogation data 110 and displayed to the operator as interrogation data 110 and an interrogation diagram on an interrogation results screen 108, as shown in Figure 9.
  • interrogation results screen 108 the operator is able to determine whether any anomalies exist with the crane components .
  • the operations in relation to the crane control components 22 may include any operations associated with assisting a user to setup/calibrate crane components, diagnose problems, identify faults, obtain usage related parameters such as crane usage hours, and/or carry out tests for maintenance and/or servicing purposes. It will be understood that while Figures 4 to 9 show screens displayed to a user of the remote access device during use for a particular crane, other screen
  • interrogation control screen 100 shown in Figure 8 and the interrogation results screen 108 shown in Figure 9 include controls and information specific to a particular type of crane, but it will be understood that the interrogation control screen and the interrogation results screen would typically be customised for each type of crane.
  • an operator is able to access a servicing and maintenance program of a crane from a remote location, and use the program to carry out servicing and maintenance related actions from the remote location.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de gestion de grue qui comprend un composant d'interrogation de grue conçu pour interroger au moins un composant de grue depuis un emplacement sur une grue ou adjacent à celle-ci et fournir des données de grue indiquant ledit composant de grue interrogé, et une interface de grue sans fil. Le système comprend également un serveur d'accès à distance conçu pour fournir un accès au composant d'interrogation de grue à partir d'un emplacement distant par un client d'accès à distance par l'intermédiaire de l'interface sans fil de grue de sorte qu'on puisse, à partir de l'emplacement distant, commander l'interrogation dudit composant de grue par le composant d'interrogation de grue et consulter les données de grue.
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