Surbana Jurong

Overview: Cranes are used extensively in construction and port operations. At present, cranes are equipped with several fail-safe mechanisms that prevent unsafe operation. However, these measures are not fail-proof. A different approach to this can be in the continuous monitoring of the condition of the crane. A good first step will be to measure the strain that the equipment is subject to daily. This will provide an indication to the impact of daily operations on the health of the crane.

Challenge: Surbana Technologies is interested to develop a strain monitoring solution that is easy to retrofit on existing cranes. The focus of the solution will be to provide accurate strain measuring of different components in the crane. Ideally, the solution will provide wireless communications for real-time/on-demand monitoring.

Teams can start with the hinges, as these are the components subjected to the greatest stresses; however, teams are open to look into any other areas as well.

For this challenge:

The teams may develop the solution for any crane type (construction or port), but the team will have to customize the solution for the selected crane type

The hardware solution should be industrial grade, e., able to withstand external environments

The total cost of the solution should be capped at $5,000 per crane, where reasonable

The teams are welcome to develop a data science solution to calibrate and detect the condition of the cranes, based on the strain measurements