Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine
First Claim
1. A self-propelled civil engineering machine, having running gear which has wheels or other running-gear units which are at the front in the working direction and wheels or other running-gear units which are at the rear in the working direction, a chassis of the machine which is carried by the running gear, a drive arrangement for driving at least one of the front or rear wheels or other running-gear units, a steering arrangement for steering at least one of the front wheels or other running-gear units and the rear wheels or other running-gear units, and a unit having controls, said self-propelled civil engineering machine characterised in that:
- the civil engineering machine has an arrangement for assisting the driver of the machine when reversing, the arrangement for assisting the driver of the machine when reversing havinga unit for sensing a position of the front wheels or other running-gear units and rear wheels or other running-gear units,a calculating unit to determine data which defines at least one trajectory of the civil engineering machine as a function of the position of the front wheels or other running-gear units and the rear wheels or other running-gear units,an image detecting unit for detecting an image of a rear part of the civil engineering machine,a display unit for displaying the detected image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine, andan image processing unit which is so designed that the at least one trajectory is superimposed on the image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine which is displayed on the display unit.
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Abstract
A civil engineering machine includes an arrangement for assisting the driver of the machine when reversing which has a calculating unit to determine data which defines at least one trajectory of the civil engineering machine as a function of the position of the front and rear running gear, both as a function of a steering angle and as a function of a mode of steering. The arrangement for assisting the driver of the machine when reversing also has an image detecting unit for detecting an image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine and a display unit for displaying the detected image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine. An image processing unit superimposes a representation of the at least one trajectory on the image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine which is displayed on the display unit.
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29 Claims
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1. A self-propelled civil engineering machine, having running gear which has wheels or other running-gear units which are at the front in the working direction and wheels or other running-gear units which are at the rear in the working direction, a chassis of the machine which is carried by the running gear, a drive arrangement for driving at least one of the front or rear wheels or other running-gear units, a steering arrangement for steering at least one of the front wheels or other running-gear units and the rear wheels or other running-gear units, and a unit having controls, said self-propelled civil engineering machine characterised in that:
the civil engineering machine has an arrangement for assisting the driver of the machine when reversing, the arrangement for assisting the driver of the machine when reversing having a unit for sensing a position of the front wheels or other running-gear units and rear wheels or other running-gear units, a calculating unit to determine data which defines at least one trajectory of the civil engineering machine as a function of the position of the front wheels or other running-gear units and the rear wheels or other running-gear units, an image detecting unit for detecting an image of a rear part of the civil engineering machine, a display unit for displaying the detected image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine, and an image processing unit which is so designed that the at least one trajectory is superimposed on the image of the rear part of the civil engineering machine which is displayed on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for assisting a driver of a civil engineering machine when reversing the civil engineering machine, said apparatus comprising:
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a calculating unit for determining data that defines at least one trajectory of the civil engineering machine as a function of a position of at least one of a front or rear running gear of the civil engineering machine; an image detecting unit for detecting an image from a rear of the civil engineering machine; and a display unit for displaying to the driver, the detected image with the at least one trajectory superimposed on the image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A civil engineering machine comprising:
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a front running gear; a rear running gear; a selector for selecting one of a plurality of steering modes of the civil engineering machine; a control unit for setting a steering angle of at least one of a right running gear unit and a left running gear unit of the front running gear or a right running gear unit and a left running gear unit of the rear running gear; and an apparatus for assisting a driver of a civil engineering machine when reversing the civil engineering machine, said apparatus comprising; a calculating unit for determining data that defines at least one trajectory of the civil engineering machine as a function of the steering angle of at least one of the front or the rear running gear of the civil engineering machine; an image detecting unit for detecting an image from a rear of the civil engineering machine; and a display unit for displaying to the driver, the detected image with the at least one trajectory superimposed on the image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of assisting a driver of a civil engineering machine when reversing the civil engineering machine, said method comprising:
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determining a position of at least one of a front or rear running gear of the civil engineering machine; determining data that defines at least one trajectory of the civil engineering machine as a function of the determined position; detecting an image from a rear of the civil engineering machine; and displaying to the driver, the detected image with the at least one trajectory superimposed on the image. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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Specification