Developed "Automated Grab Dredger System." Automates Grab Dredgers with Remote Control Device and Automatic Control Software
Wakita Corporation has launched the "Automated Grab Dredger System," which integrates a remote control device and automatic control software. This system contributes to port construction automation, labor saving, and energy efficiency.
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Wakita Corporation (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Osaka; President & CEO: Sadao Wakita) has begun offering the "Automated Grab Dredger System," which adds automatic construction functions to grab dredgers. By installing custom remote control devices tailored to each vessel and linking them with automatic control software, automation functions can be implemented in grab dredgers.
This system seamlessly automates the main operations of complex dredging work, enabling long-duration continuous operation beyond human fatigue and working hour constraints, suppressing human errors, and achieving energy saving and fuel cost reduction through optimized operations. Furthermore, it supports port construction automation advocated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's i-Construction 2.0, contributing to solving labor shortages and improving construction efficiency. We will proceed with deployment to various sites in the future.
■ What is the "Automated Grab Dredger System"?
Leveraging know-how cultivated with the universal remote control device "XAURS," we install remote control devices tailored to the ship's cabin, and by linking them with automatic control software, we add automatic construction functions to existing grab dredgers.
Automates repetitive operations and standardizes construction quality. By having the system take over simple repetitive operations that last for long periods, it significantly reduces the burden on operators. It eliminates variations in manual operation and maintains a constant cycle time and construction accuracy.
【Automated Areas】
1. Swing to planned excavation position
2. Lower bucket
3. Excavation (close bucket)
4. Lift bucket
5. Swing to loading position (barge)
6. Load onto barge (open bucket)
7. Swing to next planned excavation position (repeat)
■ Features of the "Automated Grab Dredger System"
This system seamlessly automates the main operations of complex dredging work, enabling long-duration continuous operation beyond human fatigue and working hour constraints, suppressing human errors, and achieving energy saving and fuel cost reduction through optimized operations. Furthermore, it supports port construction automation advocated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's i-Construction 2.0, contributing to solving labor shortages and improving construction efficiency. We will proceed with deployment to various sites in the future.
■ What is the "Automated Grab Dredger System"?
Leveraging know-how cultivated with the universal remote control device "XAURS," we install remote control devices tailored to the ship's cabin, and by linking them with automatic control software, we add automatic construction functions to existing grab dredgers.
Automates repetitive operations and standardizes construction quality. By having the system take over simple repetitive operations that last for long periods, it significantly reduces the burden on operators. It eliminates variations in manual operation and maintains a constant cycle time and construction accuracy.
【Automated Areas】
1. Swing to planned excavation position
2. Lower bucket
3. Excavation (close bucket)
4. Lift bucket
5. Swing to loading position (barge)
6. Load onto barge (open bucket)
7. Swing to next planned excavation position (repeat)
■ Features of the "Automated Grab Dredger System"