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RADIO BASED DISTANCE AND POSITION MEASUREMENT FOR CRANES AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

RADIO BASED DISTANCE AND POSITION MEASUREMENT FOR CRANES AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

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CRISTOFARO, MARIANO ALBERTO DE; LABRUNA, EDGARDO

CRISTOFARO, MARIANO ALBERTO DE

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LABRUNA, EDGARDO

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DOI

10.5151/2594-360X-41239

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Abstract

RADIO BASED DISTANCE AND POSITION SENSORS FOR OUTDOOR AND INDOOR APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED WIDELY IN THE STEEL MAKING INDUSTRY DUE TO THE FACT, THAT HARSH CONDITIONS LIKE DUST, HEAT OR VIBRATION DO NOT INFLUENCE THE SIGNAL QUALITY. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE TRACKING OF EQUIPMENT LIKE CRANES OR TRANSPORT VEHICLES TO MONITOR MATERIAL FLOW AND STORAGE POSITIONS OF SLABS, PLATES PIPES OR COILS AND PROVIDE RESPECTIVE PRODUCT COORDINATES TO A WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT DATABASE. THE PAPER WILL PRESENT A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS IN STEEL PLANTS WORLDWIDE, WITH BENEFITS IN UNINTERRUPTED OPERATIONS, INCREASED OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED MAINTENANCE COST. WITH A RECENT DEVELOPMENT, EVEN COLLISIONS BETWEEN CRANES AND FREE RANGING VEHICLES CAN NOW BE AVOIDED EFFECTIVELY. LOCATION, HEADING AND SPEED OF ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED AND USED TO ISSUE A WARNING SIGNALS UPON GETTING TOO CLOSE. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSIONED AT MORE THAN 2000 APPLICATIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING LONG, FLAT AND TUBULAR OPERATION AND HAS PROVEN VERY EFFECTIVE.

RADIO BASED DISTANCE AND POSITION SENSORS FOR OUTDOOR AND INDOOR APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED WIDELY IN THE STEEL MAKING INDUSTRY DUE TO THE FACT, THAT HARSH CONDITIONS LIKE DUST, HEAT OR VIBRATION DO NOT INFLUENCE THE SIGNAL QUALITY. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE TRACKING OF EQUIPMENT LIKE CRANES OR TRANSPORT VEHICLES TO MONITOR MATERIAL FLOW AND STORAGE POSITIONS OF SLABS, PLATES PIPES OR COILS AND PROVIDE RESPECTIVE PRODUCT COORDINATES TO A WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT DATABASE. THE PAPER WILL PRESENT A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS IN STEEL PLANTS WORLDWIDE, WITH BENEFITS IN UNINTERRUPTED OPERATIONS, INCREASED OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCED MAINTENANCE COST. WITH A RECENT DEVELOPMENT, EVEN COLLISIONS BETWEEN CRANES AND FREE RANGING VEHICLES CAN NOW BE AVOIDED EFFECTIVELY. LOCATION, HEADING AND SPEED OF ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED AND USED TO ISSUE A WARNING SIGNALS UPON GETTING TOO CLOSE. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSIONED AT MORE THAN 2000 APPLICATIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING LONG, FLAT AND TUBULAR OPERATION AND HAS PROVEN VERY EFFECTIVE.

Keywords

Warehouse; Anticollision; Cranes; Material Handling; Positioning; Radar; Tracking

Warehouse; Anticollision; Cranes; Material Handling; Positioning; Radar; Tracking.