Worksite zone mapping and collision avoidance system
First Claim
1. A machine control system, comprising:
- a receiving module configured to receive a position and a characteristic of an object at a worksite;
a positioning device configured to determine a position of a mobile machine at the worksite; and
a controller in communication with the receiving module and the positioning device, the controller being configured to;
generate an electronic map of the worksite;
generate an electronic representation of the object on the electronic map based on the received position;
generate at least one boundary zone around the object based on the received characteristic; and
generate an electronic representation of the mobile machine on the electronic map based on the determined position.
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Abstract
A worksite mapping system is disclosed. The worksite mapping system has a receiving module configured to receive a position and a characteristic of an object at a worksite, a positioning device configured to determine a position of a mobile machine at the worksite, and a controller in communication with the receiving module and the positioning device. The controller is configured to generate an electronic map of the worksite, and an electronic representation of the object on the electronic map based on the received position. The controller is further configured to generate at least one boundary zone around the object based on the received characteristic, and an electronic representation of the mobile machine on the electronic map based on the determined position. The controller is further configured to initiate a collision avoidance strategy in response to a mobile machine entering the at least one boundary zone.
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26 Claims
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1. A machine control system, comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive a position and a characteristic of an object at a worksite; a positioning device configured to determine a position of a mobile machine at the worksite; and a controller in communication with the receiving module and the positioning device, the controller being configured to; generate an electronic map of the worksite; generate an electronic representation of the object on the electronic map based on the received position; generate at least one boundary zone around the object based on the received characteristic; and generate an electronic representation of the mobile machine on the electronic map based on the determined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of avoiding collisions of a mobile machine with other objects at a common worksite, comprising:
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receiving a position and a characteristic of an object at a worksite; receiving a position of a mobile machine at the worksite; generating an electronic map of the worksite; generating an electronic representation of the object on the electronic map based on the received position; generating at least one boundary zone around the object based on the received characteristic; and generating an electronic representation of the mobile machine on the electronic map based on the determined position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine control system, comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive a map of a worksite, the map having an electronic representation of an object at the worksite and at least one boundary zone positioned around the object; and a controller in communication with the receiving module, the controller being configured to initiate a collision avoidance strategy in response to a mobile machine entering the at least one boundary zone.
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25. A method of avoiding collisions of a mobile machine with other objects at a common worksite, comprising:
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receiving a map of the worksite, the map having an electronic representation of an object at the worksite and at least one boundary zone positioned around the object; and initiating a collision avoidance strategy in response to the mobile machine entering the at least one boundary zone.
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26. A mobile machine, comprising:
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a power source configured to generate a power output; a traction device driven by the power output to propel the machine; a braking element operable to slow the traction device; and a machine control system, including; a receiving module configured to receive a map of a worksite, the map having an electronic representation of an object at the worksite and a first, second, and third boundary zone positioned around the object; and a controller in communication with the receiving module, the controller being configured to initiate a different collision avoidance strategy in response to which of the first, second, and third boundary zones have been entered by the mobile machine.
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