DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CONSTRUCTION DEVICE AND WORKER POSITION

• US 20170255193A1
• Filed: 03/01/2017
• Published: 09/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Husqvarna AB (HUSQVARNA)
• Original Assignee: Husqvarna AB (HUSQVARNA)
• Inventors: Berg, Johan, Erestam, Anders
• Granted Patent: US 10,924,881 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/048 Monitoring; Safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A construction site status monitoring device is provided including processing circuitry configured to receive construction device location data associated with a construction device, receive worker location data associated with a worker, and determine a safety condition based on the construction device location data and the worker location data.

Claims

1. A construction site status monitoring device comprising processing circuitry configured to:

receive construction device location data associated with a construction device;

receive worker location data associated with a worker; and

determine a safety condition based on the construction device location data and the worker location data.

2. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

compare a distance between a construction device location, based on the construction device location data, and a worker location, based on the worker location data, to a predetermined safety threshold, and

wherein determining the safety condition is further determined based on the comparison of the distance between the construction device location and the worker location to the predetermined safety threshold.

3. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the predetermined safety threshold is based on a device type of the construction device.

4. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive a construction site map, and

wherein determining the safety condition is further based on the construction site map.

5. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

generate a safety map based on the construction device location data, the worker location data, and the construction site map; and

cause the safety map to be displayed on a user interface.

6. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 5, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cause a material catcher to be deployed based on the safety map.

7. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cause an alert to be generated based on the safety condition.

8. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cause the construction device to shutdown based on the safety condition.

9. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive sensor data indicative of an operating condition of a working element of the construction device, and

wherein determining a safety condition is further based on the operation condition of the working element.

10. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 9, wherein the sensor data is further indicative of an orientation of the construction device.

11. A construction site status monitoring system comprising:

a construction device;

a personnel device; and

a construction site status device comprising processing circuitry configured to;

receive construction device location data associated with the construction device;

receive worker location data associated with a worker from the personnel device; and

determine a safety condition based on the construction device location data and the worker location data.

12. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

compare a distance between a construction device location, based on the construction device location data, and a worker location based on the worker location data, to a predetermined safety threshold, and

wherein determining the safety condition is further determined based on the comparison of the distance between the construction device location and the worker location to the predetermined safety threshold.

13. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the predetermined safety threshold is based on a device type of the construction device.

14. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive a construction site map, and

wherein determining the safety condition is further based on the construction site map.

15. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

generate a safety map based on the construction device location data, the worker location data, and the construction site map; and

cause the safety map to be displayed on a user interface.

16. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 15 further comprising:

a material catcher, and

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause a material catcher to be deployed based on the safety map.

17. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cause an alert to be generated based on the safety condition.

18. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cause the construction device to shutdown based on the safety condition.

19. The construction site status monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive sensor data indicative of an operating condition of a working element of the construction device, and

wherein determining a safety condition is further based on the operation condition of the working element.

20. The construction site status monitoring device of claim 19, wherein the sensor data is further indicative of an orientation of the construction device.