eva_adams68•2d agoProlific Poster

Update on that new anti-sway software from CraneTech

I was sure it was just a gimmick, but after a tricky lift in high winds at the Seattle port last Friday, it actually kept the load way steadier than I could have manually. Anyone tried it on a tower crane yet?

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uma_martinez2d ago

Yeah, the "tricky lift in high winds" part is what got me. I read a trade article last week that said the software is basically learning from every single wobble to predict the next one. It's wild.

terryk102d agoRising Star

Remember trying to film a drone shot in a stiff breeze last fall. The thing was dancing all over the place. I just kept making tiny, quick taps on the stick instead of holding it down. Let it settle between each little nudge. That manual kind of "feel" is what the software is trying to learn, I guess... predicting those little jumps before they happen.

alice2692h ago

Ever try to hang a heavy mirror on a plaster wall by yourself? You get that one hook in and the whole thing wants to swing and smash. I ended up using two hands, one to hold it flat and the other to fumble with the second hook, just fighting that sway the whole time. Sounds like the crane software is the second pair of hands you wish you had.