Intelligent safety monitoring system for tower crane

The intelligent safety monitoring system for tower cranes, combined with various sensors and cameras, enables comprehensive and blind-spot-free monitoring of tower crane operations, solving the problem that existing systems cannot provide real-time feedback on tower crane status and improving construction safety and efficiency.

CN223879323UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06SHANDONG FUYOU TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520209185.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-10
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-10

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Technical Problem

Existing tower crane monitoring systems cannot provide real-time and comprehensive feedback on the true status of tower cranes, posing safety hazards. Furthermore, operators cannot promptly detect blind spots and dangers below, leading to frequent safety accidents.

Method used

It employs basic data monitoring modules, visualization modules, tilt warning modules, anti-collision modules, area protection modules, and control processing modules, combined with equipment such as weight sensors, wind speed sensors, and cameras, to achieve intelligent monitoring and management of the entire tower crane operation process.

Benefits of technology

It enables comprehensive, blind-spot-free monitoring of tower crane operations, preventing tipping and collision accidents, improving construction safety and efficiency, and ensuring the stable operation of tower cranes.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of tower crane monitoring systems, and mainly discloses an intelligent safety monitoring system for a tower crane, which comprises a basic data monitoring module, a visualization module, a tipping early warning module, an anti-collision module, an area protection module and a control processing module, the visualization module comprises a lifting hook visualization module, a hoisting mechanism visualization module, a driver operation visualization module and a jacking video visualization module; the system further comprises a rollover early warning module, an anti-collision module and an area protection module, the control processing module is connected with the tower crane monitoring module, the control processing module is further connected with the personnel management module, intelligent monitoring and management of the whole operation process of the tower crane are achieved, and construction safety and efficiency are ensured.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to tower crane monitoring system technical field, concretely is a tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of the construction industry, the construction scale is expanding, and high-rise, super high-rise building projects are increasing. As an important hoisting equipment in construction, the safety and stability of the tower crane are directly related to the safety of the entire construction site. However, due to the complexity of the operation of the tower crane and the variability of the site environment, the safety problem of the tower crane is increasingly prominent. There are many risks in the operation of the tower crane, such as overload, tilting, collision, etc., which can cause serious accidents.

[0003] In order to ensure the normal operation of the tower crane, a monitoring and management system needs to be installed in the tower crane. The existing tower crane monitoring system collects information through various sensors installed on the tower crane to monitor the operating state of the tower crane, but it cannot provide real-time and comprehensive feedback on the actual state of the tower crane, which poses a significant safety hazard. The existing tower crane monitoring system mainly uses an electronic level to collect the inclination of the tower body to realize the anti-tipping monitoring of the tower crane. However, due to the large size of the tower crane structure, the harsh working environment, and the large amount of work load, the connecting bolts are prone to looseness, the weld structure is weakened, and the foundation is prone to uneven settlement, which can damage the integrity of the tower crane steel structure. The electronic level cannot detect the integrity of the tower crane steel structure, which can cause safety hazards.

[0004] In addition, there is a line-of-sight blind area during the operation of the tower crane, which can cause the operator to fail to timely detect potential dangers within the operating range of the tower crane, thereby causing safety accidents. Moreover, the tower crane control room is at a high altitude from the ground, and the lower part of the tower arm, especially the lower part of the hook, cannot be effectively observed. Therefore, when lifting objects, the operation can only be guided by the ground command personnel, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the work efficiency is low. Sometimes, serious safety accidents can occur due to inadequate command. During the jacking operation of the tower crane, the driver cannot observe the running state below, which can cause operational errors and safety accidents. In addition, the operation behavior of the tower crane driver and the arrangement of the tower crane drum wire rope can affect the safety of the tower crane. The existing monitoring system only visualizes part of it, and cannot fully grasp all the dynamics without dead angles. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model solves the technical problems existing in the prior art and provides a tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system, which realizes intelligent monitoring and management of the entire operation process of the tower crane and ensures construction safety and efficiency.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model discloses the following technical scheme: a tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system, including basic data monitoring module, visualization module, tip -over early warning module, anti -collision module, regional protection module, control processing module and personnel management module, and each module is powered by power module;

[0007] The basic data monitoring module includes a weight sensor, an amplitude sensor, a rotation angle sensor, a height sensor, a wind speed sensor and a wind direction sensor, the weight sensor is used for collecting the hoisting weight of the tower crane, the amplitude sensor is used for collecting the running amplitude of the tower crane trolley, the rotation angle sensor is used for collecting the rotation angle of the tower body, the height sensor is used for collecting the height of the tower crane, the wind speed sensor is used for collecting the wind speed at the top of the tower crane, and the wind direction sensor is used for collecting the wind direction.

[0008] The visualization module includes a hook visualization module, a lifting mechanism visualization module, a driver operation visualization module and a jacking video visualization module, the hook visualization module is used for real-time monitoring the state of the hook, the lifting mechanism visualization module is used for real-time monitoring the state of the lifting mechanism drum steel wire rope, the driver operation visualization module is used for real-time monitoring the operation behavior state of the driver's cab driver, and the jacking video visualization module is used for real-time monitoring the state during jacking operation.

[0009] The tip -over early warning module includes a tower body stiffness instrument, and the tower body stiffness instrument is used for real -time monitoring the displacement data of the top of the tower body.

[0010] The anti -collision module is used for obtaining the relative position information of different tower cranes in the tower group, each tower crane shares each data collected by the single tower crane through the wireless communication module, the running state of each tower crane of the tower group is collected and calculated through the control processing module, the tower group operation state is monitored in real time, and the tower crane monitoring module is used for real -time display.

[0011] The regional protection module monitors and limits the tower crane boom to enter the specific area, the data of the area needing protection are measured on -the -spot, including position, distance, height and other information, the data are uploaded to the control processing module through the tower crane monitoring module, the control processing module forms the electronic fence of the area protection through calculation, limits the boom of the tower crane to enter, and the range of the area protection is displayed in real time through the tower crane monitoring module.

[0012] The control processing module is used for receiving and processing the data collected by the basic data monitoring module, the visualization module, the tip -over early warning module, the anti -collision module and the regional protection module.

[0013] The tower crane monitoring module is used for displaying in real time data collected by the basic data sensor, video information collected by the visualization module and relative position information of the tower crane group of the anti-collision module.

[0014] The control processing module is further connected with an electrical control module, the electrical control module is connected with each motor of the tower crane, and the running state of each motor is controlled through the electrical control module.

[0015] The control processing module is further connected with a personnel management module, and the personnel management module is used for identifying information of operating personnel.

[0016] Further, the control processing module is further connected with a remote monitoring module, the control processing module is used for receiving and storing data of each sensor collected by the control processing module and operating data of the tower crane, and the data is transmitted to the remote monitoring module for display through the wireless transmission module.

[0017] Further, the remote monitoring module is further provided with a remote control module, the remote control module transmits a control instruction to the control processing module through the wireless transmission module to control the running state of each motor of the tower crane.

[0018] Further, the hook visualization module comprises a hook camera and a power supply, the hook camera is in communication connection with the tower crane monitoring module through wireless or wired connection, the hoisting mechanism visualization module comprises a hoisting mechanism camera, the driver operation visualization module comprises a driver room camera, and the jacking video visualization module comprises a jacking mechanism camera; the hoisting mechanism camera, the driver room camera and the jacking mechanism camera are directly connected with the tower crane monitoring module.

[0019] Further, the power supply of the hook visualization module is connected with a trolley video charging pile, when the trolley is homed, the power supply of the hook camera is in contact connection with the trolley video charging pile, and the trolley video charging pile charges the hook camera.

[0020] Further, the hook camera is an automatic zoom camera.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the control processing module is further connected with a remote monitoring module, the control processing module is used for receiving and storing data of each sensor collected by the control processing module and operating data of the tower crane, and the data is transmitted to the remote monitoring module for display through the wireless transmission module.

[0022] The utility model provides a tower crane intelligence safety monitoring system has the monitoring function of basic data, still realizes the tip over early warning function through the tip over early warning module, realizes the anti -collision protection of tower crane group operation through the anti -collision module, prevents the collision accident of the structure between tower crane, hoisting rope or hoist heavy, realizes the specific area of the hook in the tower crane work range through the area protection module, the most main is that the tip over early warning module adopts the tower body stiffness appearance, can acquire the tower body top displacement information in real time, and compares the information with the tower body steel structure perfect state model through the collection, can judge the tip over early warning information of tower crane accurately, in addition realizes the real -time, all -round no dead angle observation each part state through each camera of visual module to the hook, hoisting mechanism, driver operation and jacking mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or prior art, below will to the drawing needed to use in the embodiment or prior art description simple introduction, obviously, below in the description of the drawing only some embodiments of the utility model, for the ordinary skilled person in the art comes, under the premise of not paying creative labor, still can obtain other drawings according to these drawings.

[0024] Figure 1 The structure block diagram of the tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system provided by the embodiment of the application is provided.

[0025] Figure 2 The structure block diagram of the visual module provided by the embodiment of the application is provided. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model, obviously, the described embodiments only some embodiments of the utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled person in the art without creative labor belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0027] EMBODIMENT

[0028] As Figure 1 The utility model discloses a tower crane intelligence safety monitoring system, including basic data monitoring module, visual module, tip over early warning module, anti -collision module, area protection module, control processing module and personnel management module.

[0029] Further, the basic data monitoring module comprises a weight sensor, an amplitude sensor, a rotation angle sensor, a height sensor, a wind speed sensor and a wind direction sensor, the weight sensor is used for collecting the hoisting weight of the tower crane, the amplitude sensor is used for collecting the running amplitude of the trolley of the tower crane, the rotation angle sensor is used for collecting the rotation angle of the tower body of the tower crane, the height sensor is used for collecting the height of the tower crane, and the wind speed sensor is used for collecting the wind speed at the top of the tower crane.

[0030] Specifically, the weight sensor is installed at the rear end of the suspension rod of the hoisting arm to monitor the weight of the hoisted object in real time; the amplitude sensor is installed on one side of the luffing mechanism drum support to monitor the distance between the trolley and the center of the tower crane in real time; the height sensor is installed on one side of the hoisting mechanism drum support and connected by a universal joint to monitor the height value of the hook to the ground in real time; the rotation angle sensor is installed on the tower crane slewing wheel to measure the current position of the arm in real time; the wind speed sensor is installed at the top of the tower to monitor the wind speed value in the running process of the tower crane in real time, and the wind direction sensor is installed at the top of the tower to monitor the wind direction in real time.

[0031] As shown in Figure 2 The visualization module comprises a hook visualization module, a hoisting mechanism visualization module, a driver operation visualization module and a jacking video visualization module, the hook visualization module is used for monitoring the state of the hook in real time, the hoisting mechanism visualization module is used for monitoring the state of the hoisting mechanism drum steel wire rope in real time, the driver operation visualization module is used for monitoring the operation behavior state of the driver in real time, and the jacking video visualization module is used for monitoring the state during jacking operation in real time.

[0032] Specifically, the hook visualization module comprises a hook camera and a power supply, the hook camera is connected with the tower crane monitoring module in a wireless or wired manner, when the hook is located in the visual blind area of the driver, the driver can observe the surrounding environment of the hook through the hook camera, thereby reducing the safety hazards; the hoisting mechanism visualization module comprises a hoisting mechanism camera, the driver operation visualization module comprises a driver room camera, and the jacking video visualization module comprises a jacking mechanism camera, the hoisting mechanism camera, the driver room camera and the jacking mechanism camera are directly connected with the tower crane monitoring module, so that the states of the hook, the hoisting mechanism, the driver operation and the jacking mechanism can be observed in real time and in all directions without any dead angle.

[0033] Further, the hook camera is an automatic zoom camera. The height of the hook is collected by the height sensor, and after data processing, the hook position intelligent tracking and automatic focusing are realized by the hook camera, the hook hoisting dynamic scene is viewed in all directions without any dead angle in real time, and the dangerous hidden troubles such as blind hoisting, hoisting through objects and force and torque overload are limitedly eliminated. In addition, the memory of the black box of the control processing module is used to record the working state of the tower crane in real time, so that the accident can be traced to the source.

[0034] The tilting early warning module includes a tower body rigidity instrument for real-time monitoring of displacement data of the top end of the tower body. According to the prior art, CN 102363508 B discloses a tower body steel structure integrity state monitoring method and device based on rigidity (i.e., a tower body rigidity instrument), which includes a tower body rigidity detection sensor and a display recording alarm device. The rigidity detection sensor is clamped on the main limb of the slewing tower body through its V-shaped port and is fixedly connected with the slewing main limb through a hoop and a long bolt, and measures the coordinates of the top end of the tower body in real time as the slewing tower body slews. The signals measured by the rigidity detection sensor and transmitted are processed, and then the current coordinates of the top end of the tower body are calculated and compared with the tower body steel structure integrity state rigidity model. If the coordinates of the top end of the tower body are within the range of the tower body steel structure integrity state rigidity model, it can be judged that the tower rigidity is in an intact state; if the coordinates of the top end of the tower body are outside the range of the tower body steel structure integrity state rigidity model, the display recording alarm device alarms, and it can be judged that the tower rigidity is in an un-intact state. Compared with an electronic level, the device and method can discover tilting early warning information in advance.

[0035] The anti-collision module is used to acquire the relative position information of different tower cranes in a tower group. Each tower crane shares the data collected by the single tower crane through a wireless communication module. The control processing module collects and calculates the operating states of each tower crane in the tower group, real-time monitors the operating state of the tower group, and displays the real-time monitoring result through the tower crane monitoring module. The anti-collision module in combination with the early warning module realizes anti-collision protection of the tower group operation, preventing collision accidents of the structures, hoisting ropes or loads between the tower cranes. When two tower cranes approach each other, the system voice, sound and light alarm and the running action are slowed down. When the two tower cranes are close to each other, the system voice, sound and light alarm and the running action in the dangerous direction are stopped.

[0036] The area protection module monitors and limits the tower crane boom to enter a specific area. The data of the area to be protected, including position, distance, height and other information, are measured on site. The data are uploaded to the control processing module through the tower crane monitoring module. The control processing module forms an electronic fence for area protection by calculation, limits the tower crane boom to enter the area, and displays the range of the area protection in real time through the tower crane monitoring module. The area protection module in combination with the early warning module prohibits the lifting hook from entering a specific area within the working range of the tower crane, such as high-voltage lines, roads, schools, residential buildings and office buildings. When the lifting hook approaches the protected area, the system voice, sound and light alarm and the running action are slowed down. When the lifting hook is close to the protected area, the system voice, sound and light alarm and the running action are stopped.

[0037] The control processing module is used to receive and process the data collected by the basic data monitoring module, the visualization module, the tilting early warning module, the anti-collision module and the area protection module.

[0038] The tower crane monitoring module is used for displaying data collected by the basic data sensor, video information collected by the visualization module, and relative position information of the tower crane group of the anti-collision module in real time; the tower crane monitoring module realizes real-time display and recording of tower crane operation data such as lifting weight, lifting moment, trolley amplitude, hook height, hoist arm rotation direction, and wind speed (wind level), and can query historical data.

[0039] The tower crane monitoring module displays information of the basic data monitoring module, the overturning early warning module, the anti-collision module, the area protection module, and the personnel management module, including but not limited to lifting weight, lifting moment, trolley amplitude, hook height, hoist arm rotation direction, wind direction, wind speed (wind level), a tower crane group diagram of the anti-collision module, and a warning diagram of the overturning early warning module.

[0040] The tower crane monitoring module displays video information of the visualization module, and the functions that can be realized include: one-way video home page: only one video data is displayed, and battery status and voltage and current information are embedded and displayed in the upper left corner of the video; if four-way video home page functions are turned on, the video area can be switched left and right by sliding.

[0041] Four-way video home page: four video data are displayed at the same time; if the video cannot be clearly seen, the video can be switched to the maximum playing position after being clicked.

[0042] The control processing module further comprises an early warning module, the control processing module compares the collected data with the set value of the early warning module, when the data parameter collected by the control processing module exceeds the set value, the early warning module displays the early warning information in real time through the tower crane monitoring module, the early warning module displays the early warning information in the form of but not limited to display screen sound and light display, voice alarm, and uploads the current time and operation data to the server for management personnel to query and analyze, and the alarm conditions include but are not limited to lifting weight (moment) exceeding the rated value, excessive wind speed, hook height exceeding the limit, and rotation angle exceeding the rated range; the control processing module is further connected with the electrical control module, the electrical control module is connected with each motor of the tower crane, and the running state of each motor is controlled through the electrical control module.

[0043] The control processing module is further connected with the personnel management module, and the personnel management module is used for identifying work personnel information. The personnel management module has the following functions: face recognition to turn on and off the machine, personal insurance, remote issuance of personnel facial features, etc., realizes clock-in and clock-out of tower crane drivers and maintenance personnel, and ensures that personnel are in place.

[0044] The following functions are realized by the basic data detection module, the control processing module, the early warning module and the tower crane monitoring module: anti-overload function: when the lifting weight reaches 90% or more of the rated lifting moment or the rated lifting weight, the system will issue intermittent sound and light warning to the driver; when the rated lifting moment or the rated lifting weight is exceeded, the system will issue continuous and clear sound and light alarm to the driver, and the system will realize automatic control of dangerous operation behavior, only allowing downward or decreasing amplitude direction movement, and not allowing upward or increasing amplitude direction movement.

[0045] Anti-overlimit function: the functions of various safety limiters of the tower crane can be realized, including lifting moment limitation, lifting weight limitation, lifting height limitation, amplitude limitation and rotation angle limitation, etc. When the tower crane operating parameters exceed the set values, the system will issue a warning signal and control the crane to run in a safe direction and prohibit it from running in a dangerous direction, thereby ensuring the safe operation of the tower crane.

[0046] The further scheme of the utility model further relates to that the control processing module is connected with a remote monitoring module, the control processing module is used for receiving and storing the data of various sensors collected by the control processing module and the control data of the tower crane, and the above data is stored and transmitted to the remote monitoring module for display through the wireless transmission module. Remote upgrading and remote on-off can be realized through the remote monitoring module, and remote supervision and management of the tower crane can be realized through a PC end and a mobile phone APP.

[0047] The further scheme of the utility model further relates to that the remote monitoring module is further provided with a remote control module, the remote control module transmits control instructions to the control processing module through the wireless transmission module to control the operating state of various motors of the tower crane. The remote monitoring module enables the manager to remotely detect the information of the tower crane, thereby further ensuring the safe use of the tower crane.

[0048] The further scheme of the utility model further relates to that the power supply of the hook visual module is connected with the trolley video charging pile, when the trolley is homed, the power supply of the hook camera is in contact connection with the trolley video charging pile, and the trolley video charging pile charges the hook camera. The power supply is arranged, so that the hook camera does not need to be externally connected with the power supply, the trolley can be recycled to the initial position when stopping, the trolley video charging pile charges the hook camera, and the contact charging mode enables the driver to not need to operate when charging, thereby improving the convenience.

[0049] The utility model provides a kind of tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system, with the monitoring function of basic data, also realize the tip-over early warning function by tip-over early warning module, realize the anti-collision protection of tower crane group operation by anti-collision module, prevent the collision accident of structure between tower crane, hoisting rope or lifting heavy, by area protection module, realize the specific area of hook into the working range of tower crane is forbidden, the most important thing is that tip-over early warning module uses tower body stiffness instrument, can acquire tower body top end displacement information in real time, and compare with tower body steel structure intact state model by the information collected, can accurately judge the tip-over early warning information of tower crane;In addition, through each camera of visual module, realize the real-time, all-around and dead-angle-free observation of each part state of hook, hoisting mechanism, driver operation and jacking mechanism.

[0050] It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, but that the utility model can be implemented in other concrete forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the utility model. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered as exemplary and non-limiting, regardless of the point of view, and the scope of the utility model is defined by the attached claims rather than the above description, and therefore all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be included in the utility model. Any reference signs in the claims should not be considered as limiting the claims involved.

Claims

1. A tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system, characterized in that: The crane monitoring system comprises a basic data monitoring module, a visualization module, a tilting early warning module, a collision avoidance module, a region protection module, a control processing module and a personnel management module. The basic data monitoring module comprises a weight sensor, an amplitude sensor, a rotation angle sensor, a height sensor, a wind speed sensor and a wind direction sensor. The visualization module comprises a hook visualization module, a hoisting mechanism visualization module, a driver operation visualization module and a jacking video visualization module. The tilting early warning module comprises a tower body rigidity instrument for monitoring displacement data of the top of the tower body in real time. The collision avoidance module is used to obtain relative position information of different tower cranes in a tower group and to monitor the operation state of the tower group in real time. The control processing module is used to receive and process data collected by the basic data monitoring module, the visualization module, the tilting early warning module, the collision avoidance module and the region protection module. The crane monitoring module is used to display data collected by the basic data sensors, video information collected by the visualization module and relative position information of the tower group of the collision avoidance module in real time. The control processing module further comprises an early warning module.

2. The tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system of claim 1, wherein: The control processing module is connected with the personnel management module.

3. The tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system of claim 2, wherein: The control processing module is connected with the remote monitoring module.

4. The tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system of claim 1, wherein: The remote monitoring module further comprises a remote control module.

5. The tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The hook camera of the hook visualization module is connected with the crane monitoring module through wireless or wired connection.

6. The tower crane intelligent safety monitoring system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The hoisting mechanism camera, the driver cabin camera and the jacking mechanism camera are directly connected with the crane monitoring module. The power supply of the hook visualization module is connected with the trolley video charging pile. The hook camera is an automatic zoom camera.

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