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SIMOCRANE application examples
SIMOCRANE TPS Truck Positioning System for STS crane
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Application
This application example describes a common solution for
positioning terminal vehicles under a container quay crane.
Application example
The system supports the truck driver during parking with the aid
of a simple control signal. A signal unit visible to the truck driver
should be mounted at each corner of the crane. The crane driver
operates the system and specifies the lanes in which loading
takes place and from which direction the trucks arrive. The sys-
tem must be able to operate two adjacent lanes at the same time
(tandem mode). The operating range with the 7 lanes is 32 m
wide overall. On the basis of the presets for lane and direction of
travel, the system must be able to position different trucks and
trailers independently.
Crane with TPS
Solution
In order to fulfill this function, the following SIMOCRANE prod-
ucts are required:
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1 × SIMOCRANE Truck Positioning System (TPS) V1.2,
sensor controller
Article No.
6GA7220-1AA00-0AC0
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2 × SIMOCRANE Truck Positioning System (TPS) V1.2,
3D sensor
Article No.
6GA7221-1AA21-0AB0
The required width of working area between the crane uprights
of up to 32 m can be operated because the 3D sensors are
mounted at the bottom of the gantry bar. This corresponds to a
typical 3D sensor installation height of approx. 13 to 15 m above
quay level.
The mounting positions of the 3D sensors are selected so that
both have an optimum view of the respective lanes. The follow-
ing diagram shows the positions of the 3D sensors and the lanes
assigned to them.
Arrangement of 3D sensors
In addition to the
SIMOCRANE products, additional components
are required for operating the system and for displaying posi-
tioning signals. The following list contains suggestions for
Siemens products that are ideal for this task:
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1 × SIMATIC HMI IPC477D, 19" touch display as an HMI
device for the crane driver with SIMOCRANE CMS V4.3
installed as software, e.g.:
Article No.
6AV7240-6DD17-0PA0, 6GA7214-0AB00-0AA0
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1 × SIMATIC S7-300, CPU317-2 DP PLC as the crane
controller, e.g.:
Article No.
6ES7317-2AK14-0AB0
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4 × LED signal encoder (with 3 LEDs) e.g.:
Article No.
L24757-C2323-A101
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8 × Support for fixing signal encoders 119 mm, e.g.:
Article No.
C24121-A35-C93
The product SIMOCRANE TPS has a standardized interface to
SIMOCRANE CMS. SIMOCRANE CMS contains preconfigured
WinCC sample images for operating and monitoring TPS. TPS is
operated in the cabin on the PC 477C Panel that has a Client-
Server connection with the main CMS computer.
For cranes without SIMOCRANE CMS, an application example
from the version CMS V4.3, the customer can use CMS Lean.
More information regarding CMS Lean please see Chapter 4.
G_CR01_XX_00318a
© Siemens AG 2015