Updated version November 2017 (here)
Reach Stacker crane is a vehicle used for handling containers in small terminals or mid-sized ports. Reach stackers are able to transport a container short distances very quickly and stack them in various rows.
Reach Stacker cranes have gained significant ground in container handling in most markets due to their flexibility and high optimisation and its storage capacity compared with forklifts.
Reach-Stacker Crane Simulator. LSyM Idea.
The solution proposed by the Laboratory for Simulation and Modeling (LSym) for Reach Stacker crane driving simulation is based on high-quality simulation models, both physically and visually. The behaviour of these models include the most important aspects related to the handling of the crane, as well as a lot of realistic details.
The simulator developed by LSyM reproduces the usual interaction between the crane operator and other workers maneuvering in the port.
The equipment provided by LSyM includes the installation of microphones in the simulation cockpit and in the instructor station. This will allow learners to communicate with the instructor, who will be able to perform the functions of a controller.
Moreover, in order to provide more realism, the simulator will include virtual actors, static or moving.
The simulator offers the option to include an AI module that allows the interactive animation of the characters in the work area. This will allow certain actors to give commans by signs or gestures, or to react to the learner's action.
Simulator screenshots
Information.
Equipment:
- Cockpit located on a 6DOF platform.
- Realistic control console.
- Real crane steering wheel.
- Accelerator and brake pedals.
- Instructor console with total control over the simulation.
- Real environment digital sound effects.
- Projection system with three high.resolution screens (one frontal and two lateral screens).
Main features:
- Real start-up and shutdown sequences.
- 20 and 40 feet spreaders.
- Loading and unloading trucks.
- Distribution of containers throughout the terminal.
- Simulated truck traffic in the work area.
- Full spreader mobility.
- Automatic gearbox.
- Machine response to the load.
Special conditions:
- Weather events: wind, rain...
- Artificial light.
- Realistic response to collisions.
- Working with poorly loaded containers.
