Excavator 3D integrated laser and radio positioning guidance system
First Claim
1. An excavator 3D integrated laser and radio positioning guidance system (Ex—
- 3D_ILRPGS);
wherein an excavator further comprises;
a frame comprising a cab member horizontally pivoted about a tread member;
a boom pivotally mounted at a proximal end to said cab by a first pivot means;
a stick pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said boom by a second pivot means; and
a bucket pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said stick by a third pivot means;
wherein a distal end of said bucket defines a cutting edge which is used to excavate dirt in response to movement of said bucket towards said frame;
said Ex—
3D_ILRPGS comprising;
a mobile radio positioning system receiver configured to obtain 2D horizontal coordinates of said excavator;
a bucket-to-machine-body positioning system configured to obtain position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator;
a laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam and configured to provide a local vertical coordinate with a substantially high accuracy; and
an on-board navigational system configured to receive and to integrate said 2D horizontal coordinates of said excavator obtained by said mobile radio positioning system receiver, said position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator obtained by said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, and said local vertical coordinate obtained by said laser detector, and configured to guide said cutting edge of said bucket of said excavator with substantially high vertical accuracy.
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Abstract
An excavator 3D integrated laser and radio positioning guidance system (Ex_3D_ILRPGS) comprising: a mobile radio positioning system receiver configured to obtain 2D horizontal coordinates of the excavator, a bucket-to-machine-body positioning system configured to obtain coordinates of the boom, the stick and the bucket of the excavator, a laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam and configured to provide a local vertical coordinate with a substantially high accuracy, and an on-board navigational system configured to receive and to integrate the 2D horizontal coordinates of the excavator obtained by the mobile radio positioning system receiver, the coordinates of the boom, the stick and the bucket of the excavator obtained by the bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, and the local vertical coordinate obtained by the laser detector, and configured to guide the cutting edge of the bucket of the excavator with substantially high vertical accuracy.
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31 Claims
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1. An excavator 3D integrated laser and radio positioning guidance system (Ex—
- 3D_ILRPGS);
wherein an excavator further comprises;
a frame comprising a cab member horizontally pivoted about a tread member;
a boom pivotally mounted at a proximal end to said cab by a first pivot means;
a stick pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said boom by a second pivot means; and
a bucket pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said stick by a third pivot means;
wherein a distal end of said bucket defines a cutting edge which is used to excavate dirt in response to movement of said bucket towards said frame;
said Ex—
3D_ILRPGS comprising;a mobile radio positioning system receiver configured to obtain 2D horizontal coordinates of said excavator; a bucket-to-machine-body positioning system configured to obtain position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator; a laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam and configured to provide a local vertical coordinate with a substantially high accuracy; and an on-board navigational system configured to receive and to integrate said 2D horizontal coordinates of said excavator obtained by said mobile radio positioning system receiver, said position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator obtained by said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, and said local vertical coordinate obtained by said laser detector, and configured to guide said cutting edge of said bucket of said excavator with substantially high vertical accuracy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an excavator with substantially high vertical accuracy by using an Ex—
- 3D_ILRPGS system;
wherein said excavator further comprises;
a frame comprising a cab member horizontally pivoted about a tread member;
a boom pivotally mounted at a proximal end to said cab by a first pivot means;
a stick pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said boom by a second pivot means; and
a bucket pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said stick by a third pivot means;
wherein a distal end of said bucket defines a cutting edge which is used to excavate dirt in response to movement of said bucket towards said frame;
said Ex—
3D_ILRPGS system comprising;
a mobile radio positioning system receiver, a bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, a laser detector, and an on-board navigational system;
said method comprising;(A) obtaining 2D horizontal coordinates of said excavator by using said mobile radio positioning system receiver; (B) obtaining position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator by utilizing said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system; (C) obtaining a local vertical coordinate with a substantially high accuracy by using said laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam from a laser transmitter; (D) receiving and integrating said 2D horizontal coordinates of said excavator obtained by said mobile radio positioning system receiver, said position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator obtained by said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, and said local vertical coordinate obtained by said laser detector by using said on-board navigational system; and (E) guiding said cutting edge of said bucket of said excavator with substantially high vertical accuracy by using said on-board navigational system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of operating an excavator with improved vertical accuracy by using an Ex—
- 3D_ILRPGS system;
wherein said excavator further comprises;
a frame comprising a cab member horizontally pivoted about a tread member;
a boom pivotally mounted at a proximal end to said cab by a first pivot means;
a stick pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said boom by a second pivot means; and
a bucket pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said stick by a third pivot means;
wherein a distal end of said bucket defines a cutting edge which is used to excavate dirt in response to movement of said bucket towards said frame;
said Ex—
3D_ILRPGS system comprising;
a mobile radio positioning system receiver, a bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, a laser detector, and an on-board navigational system;
wherein 3D coordinates of said excavator are obtained by using said mobile radio positioning system receiver; and
wherein a local vertical coordinate is obtained with a substantially high accuracy by using said laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam from a laser transmitter;
said method comprising;(A) obtaining 3D coordinates of said excavator by using said mobile radio positioning system receiver; (B) obtaining position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator by utilizing said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system; (C) obtaining a local vertical coordinate with a substantially high accuracy by using said laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam from a laser transmitter; (D) receiving and integrating said 3D coordinates of said excavator obtained by said mobile radio positioning system receiver, said coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator obtained by said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, and said local vertical coordinate obtained by said laser detector by using an on-board navigational system in order to improve vertical accuracy of said mobile radio positioning system receiver; and (E) guiding said cutting edge of said bucket of said excavator with improved vertical accuracy by using said on-board navigational system. - View Dependent Claims (30)
- 3D_ILRPGS system;
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31. A method of operating an excavator with improved vertical accuracy by using an Ex—
- 3D_ILRPGS system and by assigning weight functions to different measurements;
wherein said excavator further comprises;
a frame comprising a cab member horizontally pivoted about a tread member;
a boom pivotally mounted at a proximal end to said cab by a first pivot means;
a stick pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said boom by a second pivot means; and
a bucket pivotally mounted at a proximal end to a distal end of said stick by a third pivot means;
wherein a distal end of said bucket defines a cutting edge which is used to excavate dirt in response to movement of said bucket towards said frame;
said Ex—
3D_ILRPGS system comprising;
a mobile radio positioning system receiver, a bucket-to-machine-body positioning system, a laser detector, and an on-board navigational system;
said method comprising;(A) obtaining a set of 3D coordinates measurements of said excavator by making a plurality of measurements by using said mobile radio positioning system receiver; (B) obtaining position coordinates of said boom, said stick and said bucket of said excavator by utilizing said bucket-to-machine-body positioning system; (C) obtaining a set of local vertical coordinate measurements with a substantially high accuracy by making a plurality measurements by using said laser detector configured to receive at least one laser beam from a laser transmitter; (D) selecting a weight function configured to assign a 3D weight function to said set of 3D measurements obtained by using said mobile radio positioning system receiver, and configured to assign a vertical weight function to said set of local vertical coordinate measurements obtained by using said laser detector; (E) integrating said set of 3D coordinates measurements of said excavator with said 3D weight function, and said set of the local vertical coordinate measurements with said vertical weight function by using said on-board navigational system in order to improve vertical accuracy of said mobile radio positioning system receiver; and (F) guiding said cutting edge of said bucket of said excavator with improved vertical accuracy by using said on-board navigational system.
- 3D_ILRPGS system and by assigning weight functions to different measurements;
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