System for determination of a container's position in a vehicle and/or its trailer to be loaded with containers
A system for determining a position of a vehicle and/or in a trailer. The at least one container is loaded and unloaded into the vehicle and/or trailer by a crane. The crane includes a container spreader for gripping the containers and a positioning system for the crane and container spreader. The vehicle and trailer have locking pins that lock into pin holes in the corners of the container. A laser scanner determines the position of the locking pins in the vehicle and/or the trailer and the position of the container depending on the position of the locking pins. The laser scanner is arranged to determine positions in relation to the ground of the locking pins. The position information is relayed to the crane. Based on the position information, the positioning system calculates the position of the locking pins in relation to the crane.
1. A system for determination of of at least one of a container in a vehicle or a trailer to be loaded with containers in a loading area for containers, where a container or containers are loaded into at least one of a vehicle or a trailer and, correspondingly, containers are unloaded from the at least of a vehicle or a trainer by a crane that handles containers and travels in the loading area above at least one traffic lane, and that comprises a container spreader gripping the containers from above and with a positioning system for the crane and the container spreader, whereby the vehicle and the trailer comprise locking pins locking into pin holes in the corners of the container, whereby the system comprises at least one laser scanner configured to determine a position of the locking pins in at least one of the vehicle or trailer and for determination of the position of the container depending on the position of the locking pins, wherein the at least one laser scanner is installed in loading area into a fixed structure and the at least one laser scanner is arranged to determine positions in relation to the ground of the locking pins in at least one of the vehicle or the trailer parked in the loading area, and wherein the system is arranged to relay the position information determined by the laser scanner to the crane, whereby based on the position information of the crane and the container spreader, the positioning system of the crane is adapted to calculate the position of the locking pins in relation to the crane.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one laser scanner is installed beside the at least one traffic lane.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein each traffic lane has an associated own laser scanner, so that said own laser scanner is arranged to determine the positions of the locking pins in at least one of the vehicle or the trailer parked in the traffic lane.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein one laser scanner is arranged to determine the positions of locking pins in at least one of 1-4 vehicles or trailers of 1-4 vehicles parked in the traffic lane.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein for loading at least one of each vehicle or the trailer of each vehicle with a at least one container at least two locking pins are turned to be in sight in at least one of the vehicle or the trailer of the vehicle for each container to be loaded.