Pile driving control apparatus and pile driving system
First Claim
1. A pile driving control apparatus comprising:
- a hydraulic control system operable to control a throttle of a pile driving hammer to thereby control an impact velocity of the hammer with a pile; and
a controller operatively coupled to the hydraulic control system and operable to determine sound pressure at a control location during a hammer stroke, and to provide to the hydraulic control system a control signal based on the determined sound pressure, the hydraulic control system controlling an impact velocity of the hammer during a subsequent hammer stroke based on the control signal.
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Abstract
A pile driving control apparatus for a pile driving system includes a hydraulic control system that controls a throttle of a pile driving hammer, and thereby controls an impact velocity of the hammer with a pile. A controller provides a control signal to the hydraulic control system. Based on the control signal, the hydraulic control system controls an impact velocity of the hammer during a subsequent hammer stroke. The controller may determine one or more control parameters such as sound pressure at a sound control location during a hammer stroke, vibration at a vibration control location during a hammer stroke, an impact force imparted to the pile during a hammer stroke, and/or actual pile capacity of the pile, and provide to the hydraulic control system a control signal based on the determined control parameter(s).
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15 Claims
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1. A pile driving control apparatus comprising:
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a hydraulic control system operable to control a throttle of a pile driving hammer to thereby control an impact velocity of the hammer with a pile; and a controller operatively coupled to the hydraulic control system and operable to determine sound pressure at a control location during a hammer stroke, and to provide to the hydraulic control system a control signal based on the determined sound pressure, the hydraulic control system controlling an impact velocity of the hammer during a subsequent hammer stroke based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A pile driving system comprising:
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a pile driving hammer comprising a throttle; a pile driving control apparatus, operatively coupled to the throttle, comprising a hydraulic control system operable to control the throttle to thereby control an impact velocity of the hammer with a pile and a controller operatively coupled to the hydraulic control system and operable to determine sound pressure at a control location during a hammer stroke, and to provide to the hydraulic control system a control signal based on the detennined sound pressure, the hydraulic control system controlling an impact velocity of the hammer during a subsequent hammer stroke based on the control signal; and a sound pressure sensor, operatively coupled to the controller, and operable to measure the sound pressure at the control location and to provide to the controller an indication of the measured sound pressure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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