• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07d
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• pp.2468-2470
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• 2004

In the field of construction work, a shackle is one of the most essential tools to build up a structure on the foundation. The old-style process, 3 construction crew climbs up the beam to release it from the shackle, is hazardous and very inefficient. For this reason, the auto shackle controller with two shackles, which can release the beam through a wire-less command, was developed. The auto-shackle controller makes the work safer and more efficient. However, the early auto-shackle controller itself was heavy and had some sorts of problems in safety and durability. Recently, the high efficient battery was developed. It makes develope a super miniaturized high performance auto shackle controller. In this paper, we analyze problems of early auto shackles and present the latest result of a super miniaturized auto-shackle controller.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.32 no.10A
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• pp.1050-1056
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• 2007

In order to set up a steel frame at every construction site, it is necessary to attach a shackle to a crane to move steel frame beams and columns(H beams). The shackle used for this purpose must be removed manually from a higher place, which causes the risk of safety accidents to increase, work efficiency to decrease, and construction costs to rise. In this study, micro-mini, super lightweight, lower power consumptive, and cheaper auto-shackle with two-way RF communication, which can be used practically at construction site is designed and developed. The developed auto-shackle is able to have excellent remote monitoring and controlling functions, by adopting new operating principles and structures different from the existing one. The results of the study reveal that the auto-shackle can be applied for the purpose of remote controlling of various construction equipments and speed up the advancement of construction equipments.