Modelling of spreader hoist systems in mobile gantry cranes

This thesis presents an analysis of the kinematics of a mobile rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG Crane), as typically used for container handling operations, for the ultimate purposes of research into automation. Dynamical models are proposed for the crane based on a simplification of the structure int...

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Main Author: Morrish, Lena
Published: University of Edinburgh 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659614