MEHOD FOR THE POSITION ALLY ACCURATE RECEIVING AND DEPOSITING OF A CONTAINER USING A GANTRY STACKER AND GANTRY STACKER FOR THIS PURPOSE

摘要

The invention relates to a gantry stacker (1) comprising a spreader (3) for containers (9) and comprising a locating system (5), arranged on the gantry stacker (1), which determines a position of the gantry stacker (1). According to the invention, in order to permit a more precise receiving or depositing of containers in a predefined position in a container terminal, sensors (6a, 6b, 7) are arranged on the gantry stacker (1), wherein the sensors (6a, 6b, 7) and the locating system (5) are connected to a control unit (8), and the control unit (8) determines a position of the spreader (3), of a container (9) to be received or of a deposit site (15) from the position of the gantry stacker (1) using the signals from the sensors (6a, 6b, 7). The invention also relates to a method for this purpose.