Remote control system for a crane
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsToni Kohler, Axel Cadena
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Abstract
A handheld remote control for a crane includes a wireless transceiver, an input device, a display screen, and processing circuitry. The wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly communicate with a controller of the crane. The input device is configured to receive a user input. The display screen is configured to display information regarding deployment of a stabilizer of the crane. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain the user input via the input device, and cause at least one stabilizer of the crane to deploy or retract based on the user input.
Claims20
A handheld remote control for a crane, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with a controller of the crane;
- an input device configured to receive a user input;
- a display screen;
- a stop button;
- and
- processing circuitry configured to:
- obtain the user input via the input device, the user input being a command to initiate an automatic stabilizer movement operation;
- cause a plurality of stabilizers of the crane to deploy or retract to perform the automatic stabilizer movement operation responsive to the user input;
- and
- cease operation of the plurality of stabilizers performing the automatic stabilizer movement operation responsive to at least one of (i) depression of the stop button or (ii) release of the input device.
A control system for a crane, the control system comprising:
- a controller configured to operate a plurality of stabilizers and an actuator of the crane;
- a remote control comprising an input device configured to receive a user input, the remote control configured to:
- wirelessly communicate with the controller to transmit the user input to the controller, wherein the user input comprises a command to perform an automatic stabilizer movement operation of the crane;
- wherein the controller is configured to stop operation of the plurality of stabilizers of the crane in response to at least one of (i) depression of a stop button of the remote control or (ii) release of the input device of the remote control;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to use the user input to operate the plurality of stabilizers of the crane to automatically adjust an orientation of the crane on a ground surface.
A method for remotely adjusting an orientation of a crane, the method comprising:
- obtaining a user input to perform an automatic stabilizer movement operation at a remote control, the remote control configured to wirelessly communicate with a controller on the crane and configured to be held in an operator's hand;
- operating a stabilizer of the crane with the controller on the crane in response to the user input to perform the automatic stabilizer movement operation;
- displaying data related to the automatic stabilizer movement operation on a display screen of the remote control as the controller on the crane operates the stabilizer of the crane;
- and
- ceasing operation of the stabilizer of the crane that is performing the automatic stabilizer movement operation responsive to receipt of a stop signal from the remote control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.