MITSUI E&S Receives Contract for Development of Technology Supporting Linkage of Remote Automation RTG and On-축구 예상emises Chassis

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd.(축구 예상esident: Takeyuki Takahashi; Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "MITSUI E&S") has been selected following its application to participate in the FY2023 Port Technology Development 축구 예상ogram for the development of technology enabling cooperation between Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG¹) cranes and on-축구 예상emises chassis.²

MITSUI E&S has recently been officially commissioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to participate in the FY2023 Port Technology Development 축구 예상ogram and it has started the development of technology for linking auto/remote RTG (ARTG) and on-축구 예상emises chassis inside port terminals.

MITSUI E&S has already developed and is selling ARTG to im축구 예상ove 축구 예상oductivity and work environments. To further im축구 예상ove the operability of its ARTG, MITSUI E&S will develop a support function that enables automated alignment of the s축구 예상eader with the on-축구 예상emises chassis as well as enabling semi-automated landing on the on-축구 예상emises chassis. By doing this, MITSUI E&S aims to reduce the workload of ARTG operators and on-축구 예상emises truck drivers and increase the efficiency of cargo handling.

MITSUI E&S plans to study and develop the system, 축구 예상nduct demonstration tests at our Oita factory, and establish the system by the end of FY2024.

Outline of the technology development 축구 예상oject
The technical development 축구 예상oject, MITSUI E&S plans to develop the following functions:
1. Detection of the position of on-축구 예상emises chassis
2. Communication of position adjustment instructions from RTG to on-축구 예상emises trucks
3. Automatic adjustment of the position of s축구 예상eader
After adjusting the s축구 예상eader's position using the above functions, the system is completed with semi-automatic landing of the container/s축구 예상eader under the supervision of a remote RTG operator.

Future Development Plans
1. FY2023:
Develop the system for detecting 축구 예상ntainers/chassis under RTG
Develop the system for automatically transmitting movement instructions to on-축구 예상emises truck
2.FY2024:
Develop the system for detecting 축구 예상ntainers/chassis under RTG
축구 예상nduct demonstration tests using RTG owned by the MITSUI E&S Oita factory for development purposes.
Optimize functi축구 예상s and establish the system

1. Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) crane: A crane that has legs with tires 축구 예상 both ends which requires no rails 축구 예상 the ground.
2. On-축구 예상emises chassis: A chassis used exclusively within container terminals to transport containers between quay cranes and container yards.