Method of automating a loading and unloading of container ships in container terminals, and crane automation system
First Claim
1. A method of automating the loading and unloading of a container ship in a container terminal, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a stowage plan of a ship cargo compartment, which is to be handled by a container crane, from a harbor-side master computer via a data link to a PC of a crane automation system which renders the container crane operative in response to the stowage plan for transporting containers between a container ship and a repository location in a container storage area of the container terminal;
displaying the stowage elan on a touch screen of the crane automation system;
indicating a next following repository location to be handled in the stowage plan on the touch screen; and
displaying on the touch screen space coordinates of a next following repository location simultaneously with a display of the stowage plan of said next following repository location, with a desired target setting program executed on the PC.
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Abstract
In a method of automating the loading and unloading of container ships in container terminals, a stowage plan of a ship cargo compartment to be handled by a container crane is transmitted from a harbor-side master computer via a data link to a PC of a crane automation system which renders the container crane operative in response to the stowage plan for transporting containers between a container ship and a repository location in a container storage area of the container terminal. The stowage plan is displayed on a touch screen of the crane automation system, whereby a next following repository location to be handled in the stowage plan is indicated on the touch screen, e.g. through a change in color.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of automating the loading and unloading of a container ship in a container terminal, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a stowage plan of a ship cargo compartment, which is to be handled by a container crane, from a harbor-side master computer via a data link to a PC of a crane automation system which renders the container crane operative in response to the stowage plan for transporting containers between a container ship and a repository location in a container storage area of the container terminal;
displaying the stowage elan on a touch screen of the crane automation system;
indicating a next following repository location to be handled in the stowage plan on the touch screen; and
displaying on the touch screen space coordinates of a next following repository location simultaneously with a display of the stowage plan of said next following repository location, with a desired target setting program executed on the PC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of automating the loading and unloading of a container ship in a container terminal, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a stowage plan of a ship cargo compartment, which is to be handled by a container crane, from a harbor-side master computer via a data link to a PC of a crane automation system which renders the container crane operative in response to the stowage plan for transporting containers between a container ship and a repository location in a container storage area of the container terminal;
displaying the stowage plan on a touch screen of the crane automation system;
indicating a next following repository location to be handled in the stowage plan on the touch screen; and
moving a crane trolley of the container crane across the entire ship cargo compartment before loading or unloading containers and thereby scanning the cargo compartment to acquire a stowage profile, and executing a plausibility check of the stowage plan on the basis of the scanned stowage profile. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A crane automation system for a container crane for transporting containers between container ships and an on-shore side of a container terminal for loading and unloading container ships, comprising:
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a harbor-side master computer;
a PC operatively connected to the master computer via a data link to receive a stowage plan of the cargo compartment of a container ship to be handled by the container crane; and
a touch screen for displaying the stowage plan transmitted to the PC, said touch screen being constructed to indicate a next following repository location to be handled in the stowage plan, wherein the PC executes a desired target setting program, and the touch screen displays space coordinates of the next following repository location at a same time as the display of the repository location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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