• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2007

In this paper, a nonlinear anti-sway controller for container cranes with load hoisting is investigated. The considered container crane involves a planar motion in conjunction with a hoisting motion. The control inputs are two (trolley and hoisting forces), whereas the variables to be controlled are three (trolley position, hoisting rope length, and sway angle). A novel feedback linearization control law provides a simultaneous trolley-position regulation, sway suppression, and load hoisting control. The performance of the closed loop system is shown to be satisfactory in the presence of disturbances at the payload and rope length variations. The advantage of the proposed control law lies in the full incorporation of the nonlinear dynamics by partial feedback linearization. The uniform asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system is assured irrespective of variations of the rope length. Simulation and experimental results are compared and discussed.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2240-2245
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• 2003

In this paper, the controller design by coefficient diagram method (CDM) for controlling the trolley position, load-swing angle and hoisting rope length of the overhead crane system simultaneously is proposed. The overhead crane system is a MIMO system consisting of two inputs and three outputs. Its mathematical model is nonlinear with coupling characteristics. This nonlinear model can be approximated to obtain a linear model where the first input mainly affects the trolley position and the load-swing angle while the second input mainly affects the hoisting rope length. In order to utilize the CDM concept for assigning the controllers, namely PID, PD and PI controllers separately, the model is approximated to be three transfer functions in accordance with trolley position, the load-swing angle and the hoisting rope length controls respectively. The satisfied performances of the overhead crane system controlled by the these controllers and fast rejection of the disturbance effect occurred at the trolley position are shown by simulation and experimental results.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.582-590
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• 2007

천정주행 크레인의 고속 권상작업 및 흔들림 억제 궤적추종을 위한 비선형 적응제어 방법을 제시한다. 천정주행 크레인의 흔들림 운동은 트롤리의 가속도. 권상로프의 길이 및 권상속도와 강하게 결합되어 있다. 이는 비간섭 제어 기반의 흔들림 억제 궤적추종 제어법칙을 설계하는데 있어 장애요인으로 작용한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해, 트롤리의 가속도와 권상속도의 영향을 최소화하는 방법으로 불확실성이 존재하는 경우에도 흔들림 운동의 궁극적 균일 유계성을 보장하는 퍼지 비선형 적응형 흔들림 억제 궤적추종제어법칙을 제안한다. 특히, 제안한 방법은 파라미터 변화. 외란 등을 포함한 시스템 불확실성을 퍼지 불확실성 관측기를 이용하여 보상한다. 따라서, 퍼지관측기의 근사화 오차가 영으로 수렴할 때 추종오차 및 흔들림 각도의 궁극적 한계치는 영으로 감소한다. 끝으로 제안한 방법의 성능검증을 위한 모의실험 견과를 제시한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1919-1925
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• 2001

Overhead cranes consist of trolley, girder, rope, objects, trolley motor, girder motor, and hoist motor. If objects are regarded as mass point, and the acceleration of hoisting motion for objects is neglected, analytical model of overhead cranes becomes a nonlinear model because the length of a rope changes. Equations of motion this model is derived of simultaneous differential equations fur motors and object. Positions of the model are controlled by optimal inputs which obtain from a nonlinear optimal control method. From the results of computer simulation, even if initial states of objects suing, it is founded that position of overhead cranes is controlled, and that swing of objects is suppressed.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1468-1474
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• 2001

In this paper, a new fuzzy-logic anti-swing control scheme is proposed for a three-dimensional overhead crane. The proposed control consists of a position servo control and a fuzzy-logic control. The position servo control is used to control the trolley position and rope length, and the fuzzy-logic control is used to suppress load swing. The proposed control guarantees not only prompt suppression of load swing but also accurate control of trolley position and rope length for the simultaneous travel, traverse, and hoisting motions of the crane. The effectiveness of the proposed control is shown by experiments with a prototype three-dimensional overhead crane.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.47-55
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• 1995

We got operational safety limit angle being able to affect operators or materials surrounding the center of vertical line of the hoist on working from the theoretical review and experimental result. Then we inferred the distance to about 1.2m-1.4m from the center which materials hanged on the hook were able to effect to the surround. Therefore, we got about $7^{\circ}$ to the inclined or crossed operational safety limit angle of the crane with 6m lift. Also, we developed heisting rope automatic vertical controller which could control this kind of dangerous operation. And we did experiments again after establishing the inclined or crossed operational safety limit to $7^{\circ}$. The result is satisfied.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1008-1013
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• 2014

This paper introduces an adaptive anti-sway tracking control algorithm for container cranes with unknown payloads and friction between the trolley and the rail. If the friction effects in the system can be modeled, there is an improved potential to design controllers that can cancel these effects. The proposed control improves the sway suppressing and the positioning capabilities of the trolley and hoisting against uncertain payload and friction. The variable structure controls are first designed based on a class of feedback linearization methods for the stabilization of the under-actuated sway dynamics. The adaptation mechanism are then designed with parameter estimation of unknown payload and friction compensation for the trolley and hoisting, based on Lyapunov stability methods for the accurate positioning and fast attenuation of trolley oscillation due to frictions in the vicinity of the target position. The asymptotic stability of the overall closed-loop system is assured irrespective of variations of rope length. Simulations are shown under various frictions and external winds in the case of no priori information of payload mass.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2011

The crawler crane, which consists of a lattice boom, a driving system, and movable vehicle, is widely used in a construction site. It needs to be installed an overload limiter to prevent the overturning accident and the fracture of structure. This research is undertaken to provide the relation formula for designing the overload limiter as follows: First the relation formulas between the wire-rope tension and the hoisting load or the overturning ratio according to the luffing angle and length of a lattice boom are established. Secondly the derived formulas are corrected by using the compensated angle considering the deflection of boom through the finite element analysis. The stiffness analysis is carried out for 30-kinds of models as a combination of 6-kinds of luffing angle and 5-kinds of length of boom. Finally the shape design of a stick type load cell, which is the device to measure the wire-rope tension, is performed. 5-kinds of notch radius and 5-kinds of center hole radius are adopted as the design parameter for the strength analysis of the load cell.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.526-532
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• 2008

Structure evaluation for 70/15 $T{\times}105\;m$ LLC(Level Luffing Crane)'s boom was conducted by Finite Element Method. Boom modeled with beam element was fixed by luff rope and boom mount and was received loads from self weight, luff hoisting, traveling motion, slewing motion, and wind force, etc. These applied loads were calculated using various factors presented in the reference standards and were inputted in the analysis model after considering about the adverse conditions of LLC. In the research, deformation, stresses, buckling of boom were evaluated by ANSYS. Structural safety of boom was confirmed in the results of numerical analysis.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2005

This paper investigates the relationship between the fleet-angle of the hoisting rope and the swaying and pitching angles of a cargo in container cranes. It is found that for a given disturbance, when the fleet-angle is large, the sway Angle becomes smaller, but the pitching angle becomes larger. Therefore, for a quick suppression of a sway motion, it is desirable to have a large fleet-angle. The compatibility and bifurcation conditions, regarding instability, are characterized.