Crane monitoring system
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1. A crane monitoring system comprising:
- a crane having a linearly extending component, the linearly extending component having a first segment configured for telescoping movement relative to a second segment;
a) a sensor positioned on the crane adapted to sense a sequence of relative accelerations between the first segment and the second segment of the linearly extending component resulting from extension, retraction, or both extension and retraction, of the first segment relative to the second segment of the linearly extending component, and output a signal representative of the sequence of relative accelerations;
a processing unit operably coupled to the sensor and adapted to receive the signal;
a data store storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a plurality of functions including;
i) a function to determine at least one crane service condition utilizing the signal.
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Abstract
A crane monitoring system is for determining crane service conditions is disclosed. The crane monitoring systems includes a sensor for measuring acceleration, a processing unit operably coupled to the sensor and a data store storing computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a plurality of functions including determining at least one crane service condition dependent upon a signal from the sensor.
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1. A crane monitoring system comprising:
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a crane having a linearly extending component, the linearly extending component having a first segment configured for telescoping movement relative to a second segment; a) a sensor positioned on the crane adapted to sense a sequence of relative accelerations between the first segment and the second segment of the linearly extending component resulting from extension, retraction, or both extension and retraction, of the first segment relative to the second segment of the linearly extending component, and output a signal representative of the sequence of relative accelerations; a processing unit operably coupled to the sensor and adapted to receive the signal; a data store storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a plurality of functions including; i) a function to determine at least one crane service condition utilizing the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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