Development of simple operation crane system for the real application

In each industry, the weight of the transportation work and quantity of the load has increased. Thus, now the crane equipment is introduced than ever. For overhead crane used in factories and warehouses, efficient operation which suppresses the swaying of the suspended load during transport is strongly demanded. In particular, it is necessary to suppress the initial shaking or disturbance due to the shift of the center of gravity and the hanging point position at the time of raising the suspended load. Therefore, we need to develop the simple operation crane system that enables the operation of the same level as the person skilled in the crane operation in order to improve the safety and efficiency. The author have investigated the control using Dual Model Matching method based on characteristic transfer function matrix to a configuration of the controller. By implementing feedback control on an actual overhead crane in practical use, the efficacy and operability of the system and the method were discussed. The purpose of this study, by developing the simple operation crane system that allows the same operation as the skilled operator, is to improve the safety and efficiency of the crane operation.