Winvic has successfully tested the Skyline Cockpit remote control tower crane technology on a student accommodation project in Birmingham.
The Skyline Cockpit technology enables operators to pilot tower cranes from the ground. Instead of climbing to the tower crane’s cockpit, the operator takes their seat in an onsite cabin, with a panoramic screen (measuring 2.1m by 1.2m) and the remote tower crane controls in front of them.
The screen shows images from seven cameras attached to the crane. The Skyline Cockpit algorithms combine the output from the cameras to create a panoramic view of the site with up to 40% zoom capability. They also use augmented reality to display the load line, expected landing spot, as well as real-time indicators including wind speed, and slew, lifting, hoist, jib and radius data.
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