Systems and methods for sway control
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program code for the measurement and control of sway in load transportation systems are provided which include using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices to measure and control the sway of suspended loads such as loads suspended from cranes.
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47 Claims
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1-35. -35. (canceled)
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36. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a device coupled to a cable extending between a first point of a first object and a second point of a second object, the second object being suspended from the first object, a signal representing an angle of displacement of the cable; and
determining a sway of the second object with respect to the first object based at least in part on the signal, the sway representing a relative displacement of the second object with respect to the first object. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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41-43. -43. (canceled)
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