US 11,945,697 B2
Multiple remote control for suspended load control equipment apparatus, system, and method
Derek Sikora, Denver, CO (US); and Logan Goodrich, Golden, CO (US)
Assigned to Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,234.
Application 18/202,234 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/988,373, filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Application 16/988,373 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/013603, filed on Jan. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/627,920, filed on Feb. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0303364 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/06 (2006.01); B66C 13/40 (2006.01); B66D 1/48 (2006.01)
CPC B66C 13/063 (2013.01) [B66C 13/40 (2013.01); B66D 1/485 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A load control system to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a load suspended by a cable from a carrier, comprising:
at least one thruster, a sensor suite, a computer processor, and a computer memory, wherein the computer memory comprises a suspended load control module and a multi-pendant management module;
wherein, when executed by the computer processor, the multi-pendant management module determines which of a first remote pendant and a second remote pendant is to provide a control input to the suspended load control module; and
wherein, when executed by the computer processor, the suspended load control module receives the control input, determine a position, orientation, or motion of the load based on a sensor data from the sensor suite, and, in response to the control input, causes the at least one thruster to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the load.
 
11. A method to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a load suspended by a cable from a carrier with a load control apparatus, the load control apparatus comprising least one thruster, a sensor suite, a computer processor, and a computer memory, the method comprising:
determining which of a first remote pendant and a second remote pendant is to provide a control input to the load control apparatus, wherein the control input is to control a thrust vector produced by the at least one thruster;
receiving the control input;
determining a position, orientation, or motion of the load based on a sensor data from the sensor suite, and,
in response to the control input, producing the thruster vector to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the load.