AUTOMATING CRANE OPERATIONS WHERE ARE THE RIGGERS AND DOGMEN? If - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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AUTOMATING CRANE OPERATIONS

WHERE ARE THE RIGGERS AND DOGMEN? If personnel do not need to be near a load when it is being lifted, the

• peration becomes inherently safer.

With Roborigger, personnel only need to be near the load before it is lifted in order to connect the rigging.

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BACKGROUND - THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM

CAN WE KEEP THE WIND TURBINE BLADE UNDER CONTROL IN WINDS GREATER THAN 12 KNOTS? IF CURRENT 30% DOWNTIME CAN BE ELIMINATED, PRODUCT HAS A VERY HIGH VALUE AT $300K PER DAY SPREAD RATES

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THE REAL PROBLEM – CRANE ACCIDENTS

There are on average 3 fatalities and many injuries and near misses per year in Australia from crane accidents

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MORE PROBLEMS !

..and some operations are difficult to do! (flaretips, stacks etc) PEOPLE NEAR LOADS PEOPLE NEAR LOADS A TEAM AT THE TOP A TEAM AT GROUND CRANE DRIVER CANT SEE

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THE SOLUTION IS

• rotates loads using inertial forces
• able to provide continuous torque to hold loads against wind
• very simple to use
• wireless control of rotation
• automatically maintains an orientation
• wireless release hooks
• load cell indicates weight
• battery powered for 12 hr shift. charge overnight or swap battery pack
• camera provides view of load to crane operator and riggers
• internet connectivity allows streaming of video, load image and data for

full logistics tracking