US 12,304,780 B2
Information processing apparatus for cranes
Kouji Ogawa, Aichi (JP); and Teruhiko Sawada, Aichi (JP)
Assigned to GOGOH CO., LTD., Aichi (JP)
Filed by GOGOH CO., LTD., Aichi (JP)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/295,586.
Application 18/295,586 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/036901, filed on Oct. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-171200 (JP), filed on Oct. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242380 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 13/48 (2006.01); B66C 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B66C 13/46 (2013.01) [B66C 13/48 (2013.01); B66C 15/06 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus for processing information acquired during operation of a crane that moves a suspended load within a specified area, the crane including a lifting device which is horizontally movable and lifts the suspended load, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a data acquisition unit mounted on the lifting device and configured to acquire at least one of an image, an infrared radiation, and a three-dimensional point cloud, while moving with the lifting device; and
an abnormality detection unit configured to discover an abnormal situation including at least one of an accident, fire or presence of a suspicious person, based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit,
wherein the abnormality detection unit including at least one of;
an accident determination unit that determines whether or not an accident has occurred based on a positional relationship between the suspended load and a person or obstacles in a vicinity of the suspended load, and a posture of the person; and
a security operation unit configured to drive the lifting device with a predetermined scanning pattern, determine presence or absence of an abnormality based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit while the lifting device is being driven, and execute a predetermined security operation if an abnormality is present.