Calculation Method of Load Distribution for Two-crane Cooperative Lift

Cooperative lifting by two cranes is widely used in the current construction site. Since the influence of changeable load in the cooperative lifting process, it is essential to take the load distribution into consideration while planning the lifting path to ensure the safety of the whole lifting process. However, most researches did not consider the reasonable actual load distribution or just used a certain load in the lift process. This paper analyzes the relationship between crane operations and the pose of the lifted object. Then based on this relationship, this paper gives the method calculating the distribution of actual load over each crane that the planning approach is based. This paper also gives calculation methods and constraints for the skew angle of each lifting rope. The results of simulation show the effectiveness of this calculation method.