Command Center for Remote Operation and Control of Tower Cranes
For many years crane operators had to climb to heights on freezing nights and scorching hot
days, and spend long hours by themselves, suspended in the air, almost alone in the world.
Now Skyline has succeeded in building a safe place for crane operators, enabling employers
first and foremost to protect the most precious resource: the life of their employees.
The 21 st Century Technological Development
Skyline understood that the time had come to release crane operators from the swinging
tower crane cab and place them on the ground, in an advanced command and control center
located in a designated structure where they can operate the crane remotely. This moment,
that brought together decades of professional experience with an advanced technology of
radars, cameras, lasers and sensors, led to the design of a system that automatically
transmits vital data, in real-time, to the crane operator.
Like the steering and navigation cockpit that enables pilots to exercise their judgment at any
given moment, and to make the right decision to continue to safely pilot the plane, Skyline
Cranes and Technologies conceived and developed the “Skyline Cockpit” – a safe space on
the ground that serves as a monitoring, command and control center and enables crane
operators – for the first time ever – to control the crane remotely. The Skyline Cockpit
provides a safe, efficient and cost-saving work environment for crane operators.
Skyline Cockpit – Remote Command and Control System
Innovative System using Advanced Means
The innovative system, with artificial intelligence and augmented reality-based advanced
technological developments, serves as a data communication center for operation,
management and monitoring of construction sites. All the data needed for crane operation is
displayed on screens, including indicators of crane height, load weight, wind direction and
work speed. The data, that is available to the contractor, foreperson and project manager,
can be transmitted to others, without distance limitations and using the best advanced
means. Thus the crane operators can use the system’s capabilities in order to detect and
prevent malfunctions in advance, analyze data and draw conclusions on an ongoing basis.
In addition to the safety it provides, the technological system, that is patent registered,
contributes to the social routine at the construction site. With the Skyline Cockpit the crane
operator is now part of the construction site, part of the team, and is no longer isolated. The
signaler, crane operator and foreperson work as a team, drink coffee together, plan the work
together while viewing the screen displays and checking the peripheral cameras. They see
everything from anywhere, verify, talk and analyze, and all online and documented on the
cloud.
Construction Site with Zero Construction Accidents
Construction of a 14-story building was successfully completed recently using a crane,
remotely operated by the Skyline Cockpit throughout the project. The results were excellent
in terms of safety and maintenance levels, and work at the construction was completed with
zero accidents. Collaborations are currently underway for integration of the innovative
technology and operation of the autonomous systems at various construction sites in
England, the U.S. and Singapore.
System Advantages:
- Protect human life
- Safe, efficient and cost-saving work environment
- Friendly work environment and beneficial working conditions
- Prevent malfunctions and detect gaps in advance
- Increased monitoring and oversight of the crane operator’s work
- Streamlined and shortened project timetables
- Data sharing and a cross-boundary professional discourse
