CALL US: 1.757.405.0311 HOME STINIS SPREADERS JASO TOWER CRANES GOETTING OVERHEAD CRANES EQUIPMENT RENTALS ABOUT CONTACT US OPTICAL GUIDANCE OPTICAL TRACK GUIDANCE SYSTEMS An easier guidance system option is to apply lines to the roadway to guide vehicles than a traditional guide wire. Track recognition is carried out with modern cameras and image processing systems. Depending on the requirements, even interrupted lines do not constitute processing obstacles. The latest technology offers the ability to recognize coded tracks or optical markers. The Goetting optical guidance system offers operational flexibility because the system uses contrasting marking on the ground to guide the vehicle. Guidelines for the vehicle are painted or taped onto the floor. The vehicle system video-films this line and calculates the deviation from the line which is provided to the customer’s vehicle controller as an analogue voltage ( e. g. “-4.5 VDC equals 0.7 inch deviation to the right”) or on a digital interface. TECHNICAL FEATURES: Inexpensive site preparation, guideline is painted or made of tape. Easy reconfiguration of the vehicle pass, just paint/tape a new line, no program updates or “learning” needed for a shift of the line. Easy to troubleshoot, live video images from guidance camera can be shown on a monitor The line may have some blemishes and interruptions but generally must be visible. Use in a “dirty” environment has its challenges (e.g. snow, leaves, debris and spills, opaque fluid spills, fog/steam). Cameras have their own light source, night and “lights-out” as well as sunlight operation (with cam-era shaded from sunlight) are possible. System may navigate switches by external input “follow right branch” or “follow left branch”. HG 73840ZA can read “bar-codes” on the floor to identify work stations or switches. An inexpensive transponder reader on the vehicle combined with easily to relocate transponder-”buttons” on the floor is another possible solution to mark locations. The precision at 4" camera mounting heights is ± 0.12" [3mm]. The signal processing time is 20 ms with HG 73840 ZA. Download our complete GOETTING Optical Guidance informational document for a complete detailed overview of all our Optical Guidance Systems: Optical Guidance Brochure VIRGINIA 2030 Ponderosa Street Portsmouth, VA 23701 757.405.0311 PENNSYLVANIA 319 Perry Highway Harmony, PA 16037 724-453-0360 Crane Tech Solutions supplies the highest quality port equipment, overhead cranes, and tower cranes. We sell, service, and inspect STINIS spreaders, overhead cranes, JASO Tower Cranes, Solar Lift, Mast climbing work platforms, Trailer mounted cranes manufactured by Boecker. Copyright Crane Tech Solutions