SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING A CRANE OPERATOR

The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geom...

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Main Authors Slavin, Seth T, Kasica-Soltan, Marta, Haller, William R, Benzing, James T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.08.2023
Subjects
CRANES
HAULING
HOISTING
LIFTING
LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS,WINCHES, OR TACKLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location. Real-time images of the construction site, including indications of the next building material object to be hoisted and/or a path between the object's initial and final locations, can be generated to guarantee that the crane operator hoists the expected object to the expected location.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318109972