Crane, and a method of a crane
US11987160B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C13/48
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A crane includes a control interface to receive an operating instruction defining a target position, and a controller to determine movements of crane components and to generate driving instructions to be applied to a system of hydraulic actuators. The controller estimates a pressure level of a required working pressure of a hydraulic pump of each of the hydraulic actuators for the determined movements, and compares the estimated pressure levels and identifies the hydraulic actuators as a high pressure function, or as a low pressure function, based on the comparisons. The controller determines a time period during a movement from a current position to a target position, in which only the hydraulic actuators identified as a high pressure function or as a low pressure function is/are activated, and generates driving instructions for the hydraulic actuators to perform the determined movements, including activation of the determined hydraulic actuators during the time period.
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