Motion Compensated Cranes

Transferring cargo from a ship to a wind turbine has been the main driver for the development of motion compensated cranes. These cranes compensate for the movement of the vessel to keep the cargo in line with the wind turbine platform.

SMST - Motion compensated crane

ADVANTAGES

Controllab has extensive expertise in the design, development and testing of motion control software and anti-sway for cranes.

  • Knowledge: We are experts in 3D dynamics and motion control.
  • Model-based design: We use 3D simulation models to develop our control software.
  • HIL testing: We use HIL simulation to test our control software.
MacGregor - Motion Compensated Crane

BENEFITS

With our motion compensation software you get:

  • Accuracy: We use error budgeting to minimise load movement and sway in all conditions.
  • Safety: Our software is extensively tested before and during use.
  • Experience: Over 10 years of experience working for SMST, MacGregor and Eagle Access.
  • Safety: Our software is extensively tested before and during use.
  • Experience: Over 10 years of experience working for Ampelmann, SMST, MacGregor, Eagle Access and others.

GET IN TOUCH

Get in touch with Frank Groen. He is responsible for the design of our software on the SMST crane. He can tell you how we

  • used a model of the ship and the crane including the hydraulics
  • tested the safety of our software before the crane was built
  • tested the performance of the crane before it was built