Container scanning system

摘要

A container scanning system comprises a rail, a camera/sensor unit and a control unit. The rail is mounted on a support or beam of a container handling crane. The camera/sensor unit is movably mounted along the rail. The camera/sensor unit comprises a camera and/or a sensor for scanning the exterior surface of a container. The control unit is operationally coupled to the camera/sensor unit. The control unit is able to obtain position information indicative for the operational position of the container handling crane, and the control unit is adapted to control movement of the camera/sensor unit along the rail in function of the position information. The rail contains space for wiring for power feeding the camera/sensor unit.

主权项

1. A container scanning system comprising:
a camera/sensor unit movably mounted on a container handling crane, said camera/sensor unit comprising a camera and/or a sensor for scanning the exterior surface of a container; and a control unit operationally coupled to said camera/sensor unit, said control unit being able to obtain position information indicative for the operational position of said container handling crane, and said control unit being adapted to control movement of said camera/sensor unit in function of said position information, wherein said container scanning system comprises a rail mounted on a support or beam of said container handling crane, said rail containing space for wiring; said camera/sensor unit is movably mounted along said rail; and said container scanning system further comprises power lines in said space for wiring for power feeding said camera/sensor unit, wherein: said rail is mounted substantially vertically on a sea-side support or land-side support of said container handling crane; said operational position is an operational height of said container handling crane; and said camera/sensor unit is moved along said rail to said operational height where said camera and/or said sensor is able to scan the exterior surface of said container while said container is moved across said vertical sea-side support or land-side support by said container handling crane, and/or wherein: said rail is mounted substantially horizontally on a portal beam of said container handling crane; said operational position is a distance from the quay border or a lane wherein said container is loaded or unloaded by said container handling crane; and said camera/sensor unit is moved along said rail to a position where it is able to scan the exterior surface of a front-side or rear-side of said container while said container is moved vertically across said portal beam by said container handling crane.