Recording and analysing measurements from an RTG crane

Harrison, I, Pietrosanti, S, Luque, A, Mayer, R and Holderbaum, W (2018) Recording and analysing measurements from an RTG crane. Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 125. pp. 284-293. ISSN 0263-2241

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Abstract

The paper presents a bespoke power measurement system that has been designed and implemented on a Rubber Tyre Gantry, RTG crane at the Port of Felixstowe, PoF. The design of a novel system topology which is centred around a Beckhoff computer, as well as the specifications of the various transducers used, is detailed. To complement the hardware installation, a bespoke data analysis tool has also been developed in MATLAB, an overview of its operation and use are presented. The system allows for the characterisation of the cranes’ various motors during operational hours; furthermore, the data collected has been used to verify simulations of RTGs developed as part of the overall PoF project. The measurement system was installed on RTG1 at the port in March 2016.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2018 08:02
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of a paper accepted for publication in Measurment, published by and copyright Elsevier.
Divisions:	Faculties > Science and Engineering
Subject terms:	0102 Applied Mathematics, 0913 Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/620719
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.04.089
ISSN	0263-2241

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