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 …

Shipboard cranes are extensively utilized in numerous fields such as cargo transferring and
offshore engineering. The control of shipboard cranes, especially the antiswing control of …

Presently, ship-mounted cranes are playing more and more important roles in modern
ocean transportation and logistics. Different from traditional land-fixed crane systems, ship …

In this paper, an adaptive sliding-mode control (ASMC) for offshore container cranes that
load/unload containers from a mega container ship to a smaller vessel is investigated. To …

Among various large-scale mechanical equipments, a rotary crane is one of the most
practical hoisting machineries utilized in factories and docks. However, the inaccurate …

Offshore container crane is a highly under-actuated nonlinear system whereas only two
control inputs are employed for driving six system outputs. Controlling such a system is not …

When lifting and transporting large payloads in the marine environment, the dual ship-
mounted crane system plays a very important role for cargos transportation, which exhibits …

In this paper, the global sliding mode control technique is designed for anti-sway control of
offshore crane mounted on surface vessel. The offshore cranes are responsible for moving …

Dynamic performance analysis and controller design become more difficult when the load
sway in rotary cranes exhibits double-pendulum characteristics. Furthermore, uncertain …

The offshore container crane (OCC), as a novel maritime container transfer system, can
handle container from a large container-ship anchored in open sea to address the …