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Target destination selection for a mining vehicle

  • US 10,330,481 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2017
  • Issued: 06/25/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a position sensor mounted to a haul truck, the position sensor configured to identify a position of the haul truck;

    a distributed objects database storing information describing target destinations within a mining environment and performance characteristics of the haul truck;

    a navigation aid connected to the position sensor, the navigation aid being configured to;

    identify a target destination for the haul truck;

    retrieve a target type of the target destination from the distributed objects database;

    determine that the target type indicates that the target destination is a dynamic target;

    retrieve a target equipment operator for the target destination from the distributed objects database;

    transmit, to the target equipment operator, a message request that the target equipment operator indicate whether the target destination is valid;

    receive a confirmation from the target equipment operator indicating that the target destination is valid;

    retrieve a performance characteristic of the haul truck from the distributed objects database; and

    calculate a first path to the target destination using the performance characteristic of the haul truck; and

    a user interface connected to the navigation aid, the user interface being configured to display the first path for an operator of the haul truck.

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