Accordingly, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of coordinated safety interlocking systems and methods of coordinating safety interlocking. In an exemplary embodiment, a system for providing coordinated safety interlocking between a plurality of machines is disclosed. The system generally includes a plurality of machine control units each configured to control at least one of the plurality of machines. The system also includes at least one operator control unit configured to define a dynamic cluster including a subset of the plurality of machine control units. The at least one operator control unit is configured to control safety interlocking between each machine control unit in the dynamic cluster. The system may be used to provide coordinated safety interlocking between various elements and/or machines, such as crane bridges and crane hoists, etc.
COORDINATED SAFETY INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
KOORDINIERTE SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNGSSYSTEME UND -VERFAHREN
PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE VERROUILLAGE DE SÉCURITÉ COORDONNÉ
2019-10-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66C Krane , CRANES |