Crane-boom extension and position monitoring
Monitor boom length and position to calculate load torque and help prevent collisions. A wireSENSOR WPS-K100 draw-wire sensor measures extension; a customer-supplied encoder can evaluate the signal. Depending on variant and customer requirements, outputs can be potentiometer, current, voltage or CANopen.
Monitor boom length and position to calculate load torque and help prevent collisions. A wireSENSOR WPS-K100 draw-wire sensor measures extension; a customer-supplied encoder can evaluate the signal. Depending on variant and customer requirements, outputs can be potentiometer, current, voltage or CANopen.
Application challenge
Monitor boom length and position to calculate load torque and help prevent collisions.
Measurement conditions
The source gives an ambient temperature range of −40 °C to +85 °C for the cited model and notes adaptation by variant.
Measurement method and system
A wireSENSOR WPS-K100 draw-wire sensor measures extension; a customer-supplied encoder can evaluate the signal. Depending on variant and customer requirements, outputs can be potentiometer, current, voltage or CANopen.
Documented performance
- Operating temperature range stated: −40 °C to +85 °C (wireSENSOR WPS-K100 cited model)
System components named by the manufacturer
- wireSENSOR WPS-K100
Result
The source describes a robust design for harsh mobile-machine environments.
The problem
Monitor boom length and position to calculate load torque and help prevent collisions.
Conditions
The source gives an ambient temperature range of −40 °C to +85 °C for the cited model and notes adaptation by variant.
The method
A wireSENSOR WPS-K100 draw-wire sensor measures extension; a customer-supplied encoder can evaluate the signal. Depending on variant and customer requirements, outputs can be potentiometer, current, voltage or CANopen.
The result
The source describes a robust design for harsh mobile-machine environments.