Marine

Crane control on an inland navigation vessel!

A remote control is regularly bought the crane control of an inland navigation vessel.

The advantage for these ships is that the Tyro remote control is not only very reliable, but is also E4 certified, the signal is digital, strong and very pure, it is practically resistant to interference and even the effect of a Faraday cage is minimised.

The receiver does still have to be installed above deck for optimum reception. But it is also possible to install the receiver below decks and place the aerial above deck using an extension cable.

Continuous process control dredger

For the extraction of sand and gravel mining, there are different techniques that are used. Extraction using a floating crane is the most common technique. This crane operates as an automated business process whereby continuously dredged. Wind is an recurrent problem in such operations. The wind-sensitive crane gets turned in the wrong direction and that also very far by a strong wind. The wind can be so strong that the grab of the crane ends on the land resulting in a lot of damage.

The wish of the client was to stop the crane immediately in such situations. Initially, a simple, totally inept, remote control was bought from a wholesaler. This "garage door remote control" turned out not to have the appropriate safety features and the necessary range. The users saw it as an incompetent toy and threw it in the corner after dysfunction.

The Tyro remote control does offer the required security options, the large range (+ / 500 metres required) and the high degree of reliability. Also, the system has a out of reach signal. If the signal is interrupted - for example, because the transmitter is away from the receiver without the operator noticing ashore - the receiver automatically switches to the safety mode.

Remote control used for rescue at sea

Several SAR rescue services use a Tyro Remote with a short range due to safety reasons. The remote control was used as wireless dead man’s cord or kill switch. If the person that is holding the handheld transmitter falls overboard then the motor of the sailing boat stops immediately and it does not sail further.
In the smaller, usually rubber dinghy or RIB's, rescue boats, you always run the risk of that someone falls overboard and gets into a dangerous situation. This can also happen to a rescuer during a rescue operation while trying to connect to something in order to take it out of water. Normally, if the gas handle is stuck then the motor just runs and the boat keeps sailing and moving ahead.
But as soon as the transmitter gets out of range of the receiver, the receiver stops functioning in turn stopping the engine. Thus, this remote control is a unique tool for rescue workers on the water.