KR20220062743A - Crane management system and method for stable port operation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a crane management technique for stable harbor operation. An objective of the present invention is to stably operate a harbor by managing operation information, compatibility information, and maintenance schedules in connection with a crane. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a crane management system comprises: a database recording and maintaining information of at least one among a crane, small equipment making up the crane, components making up the small equipment, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal on which the crane is installed; a collection unit using at least one sensor installed on the crane, the small equipment, or the components to collect sensing information for operations of the crane, the small equipment, or the components; and an operation information calculation unit calculating operation information for the crane, the small equipment, or the components based on the collected sensing information.

Description

Crane management system and method for stable port operation

The present invention relates to a crane management technology for stable port operation, and relates to a technical idea for integrating operation information, compatibility information, maintenance schedule, etc. by classifying them into terminals, cranes, groups, equipment costs, and parts.

Cranes are essential to unload container cargo from ships.

Most shipping companies use several to dozens of cranes in the area separated by terminals from the port to unload cargo from ships to land, or vice versa, to load cargo from land to ships.

Cranes that perform this role vary in price from billions to tens of billions, but if operation is stopped once, huge financial loss and obstacles to import and export schedules occur.

Cranes that are normally operated normally in ports have a ratio of less than 30%, which is a situation where the operation ratio is not high.

This may be due to failures that occur during operation of the crane, etc., and may be due to the fact that parts and equipment are not managed at all.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for systematic management of parts or equipment constituting the crane.

Korea Patent No. 1698385 "Method for predicting tower crane failure using data mining" Korea Patent No. 2021227 "A device and method for controlling the transverse operation of a crane"

An object of the present invention is to stably operate a port by managing operation information, compatibility information, maintenance schedule, etc. in relation to the crane.

An object of the present invention is to provide an efficient crane management technology by managing information related to a crane by dividing it into a terminal, a group, a crane, an equipment cost, and a part.

A crane management system according to an embodiment is a database for recording and maintaining at least one or more information among a crane, a storage cost constituting the crane, a component constituting the storage cost, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal in which the crane is installed , a collection unit that collects sensing information on the operation of the crane, equipment, or parts using at least one sensor installed on the crane, equipment, or parts, and based on the collected sensing information, the crane , equipment cost, or may include a driving information calculation unit for calculating driving information for parts.

The database according to an embodiment may record the calculated operation information by matching it with the crane, equipment cost, or parts.

The crane management system according to an embodiment may further include a maintenance schedule calculator for calculating a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the calculated operation information.

The driving information according to an embodiment may include a driving time or driving distance for the crane, equipment cost, or parts.

The database according to an embodiment classifies and records the storage cost or parts by compatible group, and the crane management system, when checking a failure for the first storage cost or the first part, the first The apparatus may further include a compatibility information generating unit that searches for a first collection fee or a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first part, and outputs information about the found second collection fee or the second part.

The compatibility information generating unit according to an embodiment may include, in the process of searching for the second collection fee or the second part, after searching within the same terminal as the first collection fee or the first part, the search result does not exist. If not, you can change the search scope to another adjacent terminal.

The crane management system according to an embodiment is an operation information calculation unit that calculates operation information for the crane, equipment costs, or parts when the crane, equipment costs, or parts operate, the crane, equipment costs, or parts A maintenance schedule calculator that calculates a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts with reference to a separate maintenance manual and the calculated operation information, and stores the calculated operation information and the calculated maintenance schedule in the cloud storage It may include a cloud processing unit for uploading.

The cloud storage according to an embodiment may record the calculated operation information by matching it with the crane, the collection cost, or the parts.

The driving information according to an embodiment may include driving time and driving distance for the crane, equipment cost, or parts.

The cloud storage according to an embodiment classifies and records the storage cost or the parts by compatible groups, and the crane management system checks the failure of the first storage cost or the first part, the cloud The storage device further includes a compatibility information generating unit that searches for a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first collection fee or the first part, and outputs information on the found second collection fee or the second part. can do.

The crane management method according to an embodiment records at least one or more information from a crane, a storage cost constituting the crane, a component constituting the collection cost, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal in which the crane is installed in the database. Maintaining, in the collecting unit, collecting sensing information on the operation of the crane, equipment, or parts by using at least one sensor installed in the crane, equipment, or parts, and in the operation information calculating unit , based on the collected sensing information, calculating operation information for the crane, equipment cost, or parts.

The step of recording and maintaining the at least one information according to an embodiment may include recording the calculated operation information by matching it with the crane, equipment cost, or parts.

The crane management method according to an embodiment may further include, in the maintenance schedule calculation unit, calculating a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the calculated operation information.

The step of recording and maintaining the at least one or more information according to an embodiment includes the step of classifying and recording and maintaining the collection cost or parts by compatible groups, and the crane management method includes a first storage cost or when a failure of the first part is confirmed, retrieving the first possession cost or a second possession cost or a second part compatible with the first part, and the retrieved second possession cost or the second part The method may further include outputting information about the .

The step of searching for a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first part according to an embodiment may include, in the process of searching for the second collection fee or the second part, the first collection fee or the second part. The method may further include the step of changing the search range to another adjacent terminal when the search result does not exist after searching within the same terminal as the first part.

According to one embodiment, by managing operation information, compatibility information, maintenance schedule, etc. in relation to the crane, it is possible to stably operate the port.

According to one embodiment, by managing the information related to the crane by dividing it into a terminal, a group, a crane, an equipment cost, and a part, it is possible to provide an efficient crane management technology.

1 is a view for explaining a port to which a crane management system is applied.
2 is a view for explaining a crane management system according to an embodiment.
3 is a view for explaining a crane management system according to another embodiment.
4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a data structure recorded in a database according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a view for explaining a crane management method according to an embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed herein are only exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiment according to the concept of the present invention These may be embodied in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, a first component may be named a second component, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Expressions describing the relationship between elements, for example, “between” and “between” or “directly adjacent to”, etc. should be interpreted similarly.

The terminology used herein is used only to describe specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

1 is a view for explaining a port 100 to which the crane management system 130 is applied.

A crane 110 for loading cargo on a ship or unloading cargo from a ship is located in the port 100 .

The crane management system 130 according to the present invention can provide systematic management of the equipment and parts constituting the crane 110 disposed in the harbor at one side or an adjacent position of the crane 110 .

For example, when the crane 110 is operated, the crane management system 130 records the operation time, driving distance, etc. for the crane, equipment and equipment constituting the crane, and parts constituting the equipment cost as operation information and maintains it. there is. In addition, it is possible to record and maintain compatibility information and maintenance schedules for cranes, equipment costs, parts, etc.

In particular, the compatible information can increase the crane operation rate by quickly knowing the location of the compatible equipment or parts when a failure occurs in the equipment or parts constituting the crane 110 .

2 is a view for explaining the crane management system 200 according to an embodiment.

The present invention can stably operate a port by managing operation information, compatibility information, maintenance schedule, etc. in relation to the crane, and manage the information related to the crane by dividing it into terminals, groups, cranes, equipment costs, and parts. , can provide efficient crane management technology.

To this end, the crane management system 200 according to an embodiment may include a database 210 , a collection unit 220 , and an operation information calculation unit 230 .

The database 210 according to an embodiment may record and maintain at least one or more information from among a crane, equipment costs constituting the crane, parts constituting the equipment cost, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal in which the crane is installed.

The database 210 may record the calculated operation information by matching it with cranes, equipment costs, or parts.

Information recorded in the database 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B below.

In addition, the collection unit 220 may collect sensing information on the operation of the crane, equipment, or parts by using at least one or more sensors installed on the crane, equipment, or parts.

In this specification, it is described that the sensing device is collected through a sensor, but information input from a user may be utilized.

The operation information calculation unit 230 may calculate operation information for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the collected sensing information.

Driving information according to an exemplary embodiment may include all other driving-related information, including information generated during driving, such as driving time and driving distance.

In addition, in the crane management system 200 according to an embodiment, the maintenance schedule calculation unit 240 may calculate a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the calculated operation information.

In addition, the compatibility information generating unit 250 according to an exemplary embodiment may search for other compatible accessories or parts when a failure of the first equipment or the first part is confirmed.

For example, when a failure of equipment and parts located in the current terminal is confirmed, the compatible information generating unit 250 may receive compatible equipment or parts from another terminal to drive the current terminal.

On the other hand, the compatibility information generating unit 250 searches within the same terminal as the first collection equipment or the first part in the process of searching for the second collection equipment or the second part, and then, if the search result does not exist, another adjacent terminal to change the search scope.

The maintenance schedule generating unit 260 according to an embodiment may calculate a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the calculated operation information. For example, if 60 days are recorded as operation time for a specific collection cost and the regular inspection of the relevant equipment cost is 100 days, the maintenance schedule is Actions that require maintenance can be recorded.

The control unit 270 may be interpreted as a processing unit for controlling each component.

3 is a view for explaining the crane management system 300 according to another embodiment.

The crane management system 300 according to another embodiment may include a driving information calculating unit 310 , a maintenance schedule calculating unit 320 , a cloud processing unit 330 , and a compatible information generating unit 340 .

First, the operation information calculation unit 310 may calculate operation information for the crane, equipment cost, or parts when the crane, equipment cost, or parts operate.

The maintenance schedule calculation unit 320 may calculate a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts with reference to a maintenance manual for each crane, equipment cost, or parts, and the calculated operation information.

In addition, the cloud processing unit 330 may upload the calculated operation information and the calculated maintenance schedule to the cloud storage.

The cloud storage according to an embodiment may record the calculated operation information by matching it with cranes, equipment costs, or parts.

In this case, the driving information may include a driving time and driving distance for a crane, equipment cost, or parts.

Cloud storage can record and maintain collectibles or parts sorted by compatible groups.

In addition, when the crane management system 330 confirms a failure for the first possession cost or the first part, it is possible to search the cloud storage for the first equipment cost or the second equipment cost or the second part compatible with the first part. can In addition, it may further include a compatibility information generating unit 340 for outputting information on the found second collection cost or the second part.

4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a data structure recorded in a database according to an exemplary embodiment.

First, as shown in FIG. 4A , data may be recorded in the database 410 by dividing it into terminals, groups, cranes, equipment costs, and parts.

For example, a terminal can be interpreted as an area on a port managed by each shipping company. In addition, the group is information for grouping cranes having similar characteristics, and for example, the group may be classified based on the manufacturer of the crane.

In addition, in the case of a collection cost item, it can be interpreted as a combination of a plurality of parts as a minimum unit device constituting a crane.

For example, equipment or parts may include a jib tie, counterjib ballast, counterjib, operator's cab, tower mast, counterweight, crane It can be interpreted as a crane runway, a hook, a hoisting block, a hoisting rope, a trolley pulley, a jib, and a trolley.

4B describes specific information that may be stored together with each item.

As shown in reference numeral 420, as an example, as an identification information for storage expenses, the storage equipment (A-1-1-1) is currently operating normally, and the accumulated driving information is 55 hours of driving time and 21.21 km of driving distance. can be recorded as Also, as the compatibility information, information for finding a collection fee compatible with the collection fee (A-1-1-1) may be recorded.

For example, basic different collections are compatible with each other, and only incompatible collections can be blacklisted. Conversely, only compatible collections can be whitelisted.

In Fig. 4b, as information about the collection fee that is not compatible with the collection fee (A-1-1-1), the collection fee (A-1-3-2) and the collection fee (A-1-3-3) are can be recorded.

If the collection fee (A-1-1-1) is damaged, you cannot search for other collection expenses except for the collection fee (A-1-3-2) and the collection fee (A-1-3-3). there is.

The maintenance schedule indicates that maintenance is required after 35 days of maintenance cost (A-1-1-1) based on the operation information of the current equipment and the manual.

5 is a view for explaining a crane management method according to an embodiment.

The crane management method according to an embodiment records at least one or more information from a crane, a storage cost constituting the crane, a component constituting the collection cost, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal in which the crane is installed in the database. can be maintained (step 501).

In addition, the crane management method according to an embodiment may collect sensing information on the operation of the crane, equipment cost, or parts (step 502). Although it has been described throughout the specification that sensing information is collected through a sensor, it is possible to collect it through various means and methods. For example, an administrator may manually record and collect relevant sensing information on a regular basis.

The crane management method according to an embodiment calculates operation information for a crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the collected sensing information (step 503), and based on the calculated operation information, a crane, equipment cost, or A maintenance schedule for the part may be calculated (step 504).

In addition, the crane management method according to an embodiment may search and output compatible equipment or parts for the broken equipment or parts (step 505).

After all, by using the present invention by managing operation information, compatibility information, maintenance schedule, etc. in relation to the crane, it is possible to stably operate the port. In addition, by managing the information related to the crane by dividing it into a terminal, a group, a crane, an equipment cost, and a part, it is possible to provide an efficient crane management technology.

The device described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of the hardware component and the software component. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA), It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or apparatus, to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embody in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited drawings, various modifications and variations are possible by those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (15)

a database for recording and maintaining at least one or more information among a crane, an equipment cost constituting the crane, parts constituting the equipment cost, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal in which the crane is installed;
A collection unit that collects sensing information on the operation of the crane, equipment, or parts by using at least one sensor installed on the crane, equipment, or parts
Based on the collected sensing information, operation information calculation unit for calculating operation information for the crane, equipment cost, or parts
Crane management system comprising a. According to claim 1,
The database is a crane management system that records the calculated operation information by matching it with the crane, equipment cost, or parts. According to claim 1,
A maintenance schedule calculator for calculating a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the calculated operation information
Crane management system further comprising a. According to claim 1,
The driving information is
A crane management system including a driving time or driving distance for the crane, equipment cost, or parts. According to claim 1,
the database is
records and maintains the classification of said collections, or parts, into compatible groups;
The crane management system,
When a failure is confirmed for the first collection fee or the first part, a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first collection fee or the first part is searched for, and the found second collection fee or the second part is searched for 2 Compatibility information generating unit that outputs information about parts
Crane management system further comprising a. 6. The method of claim 5,
The compatibility information generating unit,
In the process of searching for the second collection fee or the second part, after searching within the same terminal as the first collection fee or the first part, if there is no search result, the search range is changed to another adjacent terminal Crane management system, characterized in that. an operation information calculation unit for calculating operation information for the crane, equipment cost, or part when the crane, equipment cost, or part operates;
a maintenance schedule calculation unit for calculating a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts by referring to the maintenance manual for each crane, equipment cost, or parts, and the calculated operation information; and
Cloud processing unit for uploading the calculated operation information and the calculated maintenance schedule to the cloud storage
Crane management system comprising a. 8. The method of claim 7,
The cloud storage is a crane management system that records the calculated operation information by matching it with the crane, the storage cost, or the parts. 8. The method of claim 7,
The driving information is
A crane management system including a driving time and a driving distance for the crane, equipment cost, or parts. 8. The method of claim 7,
The cloud storage classifies, records and maintains the collection expenses or the parts by compatible groups,
The crane management system,
When a failure of the first storage cost or the first part is confirmed, the cloud storage is searched for a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first storage cost, and the searched second storage device Compatibility information generating unit that outputs information about equipment or the second part
Crane management system further comprising a. In a database, recording and maintaining at least one or more information from among a crane, an equipment cost constituting the crane, a component constituting the equipment cost, a group classifying the crane, and a terminal in which the crane is installed;
Collecting, in a collecting unit, sensing information on the operation of the crane, equipment, or parts by using at least one sensor installed on the crane, equipment, or parts; and
Calculating, in the operation information calculation unit, operation information for the crane, equipment cost, or parts based on the collected sensing information
A crane management method comprising a. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of recording and maintaining the at least one or more information comprises:
Recording the calculated operation information by matching it with the crane, equipment cost, or parts
A crane management method comprising a. 12. The method of claim 11,
In the maintenance schedule calculation unit, based on the calculated operation information, calculating a maintenance schedule for the crane, equipment cost, or parts
Crane management method further comprising a. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of recording and maintaining the at least one or more information comprises:
Classifying, recording and maintaining the collection expenses or parts by compatible groups;
including,
The crane management method,
retrieving a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first collection fee or the first part when a failure of the first collection fee or the first part is confirmed; and
outputting information about the found second collection cost or the second part
Crane management method further comprising. 15. The method of claim 14,
Searching for a second collection fee or a second part compatible with the first part comprises:
In the process of searching for the second collection fee or the second part, after searching within the same terminal as the first collection fee or the first part, if there is no search result, the search range is changed to another adjacent terminal step
Crane management method, characterized in that it further comprises.

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