A controller enabling precise positioning and sway reduction in bridge and gantry cranes

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 825-837

  Sorensen, Khalid L ^a   Singhose, William ^a   Dickerson, Stephen ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti sway; Bridge crane; Command shaping; Crane control; Gantry crane; Input shaping; Oscillation control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DAMPING; DECONVOLUTION; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INDUCTION MOTORS; MANIPULATORS; POSITION CONTROL;

COMMAND SHAPING; INPUT SHAPING; OSCILLATION CONTROL;

CRANES;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CRANES; DAMPING; DECONVOLUTION; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INDUCTION MOTORS; MANIPULATORS; POSITION CONTROL;

EID: 34147116142     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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