Smart Tower Crane Monitoring Solution Based on 5G Smart Gateway

The smart tower crane monitoring solution based on 5G smart gateway is a comprehensive solution that integrates advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things, 5G communication, edge computing, and big data analysis.

It aims to achieve real-time monitoring, intelligent early warning, remote control, and risk prevention of the tower crane’s operating status, thereby improving the efficiency and safety of construction.

Advantages of Smart Tower Crane Monitoring Solution

The following is a detailed introduction to the solution:

I. Solution Overview

The smart tower crane monitoring solution builds a perception layer and a communication layer based on a 5G smart gateway (such as the BMG5000 series). By integrating a variety of sensors and cameras, the operation data and environmental information of the tower crane are collected in real time. These data are synchronized to the smart construction site management platform with low latency through the 5G network to achieve remote real-time monitoring and data analysis. The solution supports multiple communication methods (5G/4G/wired) to adapt to tower crane application scenarios with different communication conditions.

5G smart gateway BMG5000 series

II. Core functions

1. Real-time data collection and transmission:

• Integrate vibration sensors, tilt angle sensors, wind speed sensors, slew sensors, cameras and other equipment to collect key parameters such as the tilt angle, amplitude, height, wind speed, slew angle, lifting weight, lifting torque, etc. of the tower crane in real time.
• Through the 5G smart gateway, the collected data is transmitted to the smart construction site management platform in real time to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the data.

• Intelligent early warning and risk prevention:

• Use big data analysis technology to analyze the collected data in real time, identify abnormal situations and issue early warning signals. For example, when the amplitude of the tower crane exceeds the preset range, the system will automatically issue an alarm.
• The alarm information is notified to managers and on-site engineers through WeChat, SMS, email and other methods to ensure timely response and problem handling.

• Remote control and operation:

• Support remote control of the start and stop and height adjustment of the tower crane through computers and mobile phone APPs to achieve unmanned operation or remote assisted operation.
• In an emergency, managers can remotely control the tower crane to stop and avoid safety accidents.

• Environmental monitoring and personnel safety:

• Supports docking with multiple types of environmental sensors to achieve all-round environmental monitoring of the site, including weather, air quality, construction noise, etc.
• Through smart cameras and AI algorithms, it can monitor and identify personnel, events, and objects on the construction site, including face recognition, safety helmet recognition, reflective clothing recognition, etc., to ensure the standardization and safety of construction site operations.

III. Technical advantages

1. High-precision monitoring: Through high-precision sensors and advanced algorithms, the status of the tower crane can be monitored more accurately and the risk of misjudgment can be reduced.
2. Low-latency transmission: Utilize the low-latency characteristics of the 5G network to ensure real-time data transmission to the management platform and improve response speed.
3. Powerful edge computing capabilities: Equipment data collection and analysis are more efficient, and early warning and response to abnormalities and risks are faster and more sensitive.
4. Industrial-grade quality: Passed the rigorous high and low temperature resistance test of professional laboratories, suitable for harsh outdoor hot and cold scenes, long-term stable and reliable.
5. Supporting intelligent management platform: Supports batch online monitoring, configuration, upgrade, diagnosis, etc. of equipment, making long-term operation and maintenance more convenient.

IV. Application Cases

1. Zhangjiang Kangqiao Oasis Project: In the project of Kangqiao Industrial Zone in Zhangjiang Science City, Shanghai, an “unmanned tower crane” system based on 5G technology was adopted. The tower crane driver operates indoors on the ground and remotely controls the tower crane for hoisting operations through the 5G network, which effectively improves the safety and efficiency of the operation.
2. Shandong Energy Group Jinan International Trade Industrial Park Project: The project adopts a digital panoramic tower crane centralized control system for hoisting operations. Three unmanned tower cranes work together to achieve efficient, safe, and refined hoisting operations and digital management at the construction site.
3. Qingdao Huangdao District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Project: Use unmanned tower crane system to complete hoisting tasks, use laser radar camera to draw centimeter-level 3D digital environment modeling, original intelligent path planning algorithm and other technical means to realize unmanned control of tower crane, improve construction efficiency and safety.

V. Implementation Effect

1. Improve Efficiency: Through automatic data collection and analysis, the workload of manual inspection is reduced and monitoring efficiency is improved.
2. Improve Safety: Abnormal conditions of tower cranes can be discovered in time through real-time monitoring and early warning to avoid safety accidents.
3. Reduce Cost: Compared with traditional manual inspection and sensor monitoring methods, this solution is low-cost and can save a lot of manpower and material resources for the construction site.

Summary

The smart tower crane monitoring solution based on 5G smart gateway integrates technologies such as Internet of Things, 5G communication, and edge computing to realize real-time monitoring, intelligent early warning, remote control and risk prevention of tower crane operation status.

This solution has the advantages of high-precision monitoring, low-latency transmission, and powerful edge computing capabilities, which can significantly improve the efficiency and safety of construction while reducing costs. Practical application cases have shown that this solution has achieved remarkable results in multiple projects and is an important development direction in the future construction field.