Control strategies for crane systems: A comprehensive review

• Published in: Mechanical systems and signal processing Vol. 95; pp. 1 - 23
• Main Authors: Ramli, Liyana, Mohamed, Z., Abdullahi, Auwalu M., Jaafar, H.I., Lazim, Izzuddin M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Closed-loop; Control strategies; Control systems; Crane systems; Cranes; Cranes & hoists; Modelling; Open loop; Review; Open loop; Modelling; Control strategies; Review; Closed-loop; Crane systems
• ISSN: 0888-3270; 1096-1216
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.03.015

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•This paper presents a review of crane control strategies from 2000 to 2016.•We summarise most of the related work and discuss research trends in this area.•We provide a brief review on modelling of single and double pendulum cranes.•This review paper will be helpful in identifying research directions.
Crane systems are tremendously utilised in numerous heavy load transportation industries, and therefore, the control of crane systems is a well-established research field. As the last review paper was published more than a decade ago, there is a lack of collected and organised information regarding the latest and the newest updates on control strategies for crane control systems. Hence, this paper presents a comprehensive review of crane control strategies discussing the latest research works during the years from 2000 to 2016. Various crane types and control issues are highlighted, followed by the main focus of this paper, an extensive review of the control schemes for diverse types of crane systems that have been carried out in the 21st century. A brief review on modelling of single-pendulum and double-pendulum crane systems is also given. In addition, anti-sway control systems for industrial cranes that are available on the market is described. This paper summarises most of the related work and also pays a special focus on research trends regarding the control of crane systems that have been previously published in the literature. It is envisaged that this review paper will be helpful to new researchers when identifying research directions for this particular area of interest.