Control of Rotary Cranes Using Fuzzy Logic

Abstract

Rotary cranes (tower cranes) are common industrial structures that are used in building construction, factories, and harbors. These cranes are usually operated manually. With the size of these cranes becoming larger and the motion expected to be faster, the process of controlling them has become difficult without using automatic control methods. In general, the movement of cranes has no prescribed path. Cranes have to be run under different operating conditions, which makes closed-loop control attractive.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Source ID
10.1155/2003/746542

Entities

People

  • Ali. H. Nayfeh
  • Amjed A. Al-mousa
  • Pushkin Kachroo

Organizations

  • Intel Corporation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.