Thesis (Ph.D)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Erera, Alan L.; Committee Member: Ergun, Ozlem; Committee Member: Savelsbergh, Martin; Committee Member: Tetali, Prasad; Committee Member: White III, Chelsea C.. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. / Committee Chair: Singhose, William; Committee Member: Sadegh, Nader; Committee Member: Ueda, Jun. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: William Singhose; Committee Member: John-Paul Clarke; Committee Member: Kok-Meng Lee; Committee Member: Patricio Vela; Committee Member: Rhett Mayor.

Bridge and gantry cranes are crucially important elements in the industrial complex; they are used in many areas such as shipping, building construction, steel mills, and nuclear facilities, just to name a few. These types of systems tend to be highly flexible in nature, generally responding to commanded motion with oscillations of the payload and hook. The response of these systems to external disturbances, such as wind, is also oscillatory in nature. Often, the oscillations of the hook and payload have undesirable consequences. For instance, precise manipulation of payloads is difficult when cable sway is present. Oscillation of the hook can also present a safety hazard. For these reasons, the ability to successfully negate these detrimental dynamics can result in improved positioning, quicker settling time, and improved safety. This thesis addresses the dynamic properties of bridge and gantry cranes in an effort to develop a control scheme that enables strides to be made in these areas of positioning, efficiency, and safety. The fundamental advancement arising from this thesis is the development of a control scheme that enables precise positioning of the payload while motion and disturbance-induced oscillations are eliminated. A command generation technique uniquely suited for reducing oscillation in low-frequency flexible systems is examined and utilized in the control. The control scheme is implemented on a 10-ton bridge crane for validation purposes.

published_or_final_version / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 524-542).

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Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. / Committee Chair: Singhose, William; Committee Member: Book, Wayne; Committee Member: Ferri, Aldo.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-76). Also available on the World Wide Web.