System for monitoring movement of a vehicle tool
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a vehicle tool comprisinginputting tool data indicative of a location of at least a part of the vehicle tool to a data processor,inputting model data to the data processor on a model zone in which the vehicle tool is to operate,operating the data processor to compare the vehicle tool location with the model zone,outputting from the data processor to a display means, data indicative of a difference in location between the vehicle tool and an adjacent surface of the model zone, anddisplaying on the display means an image of the model zone, a representation of a part of the vehicle tool and a visual representation of an actual distance of the part of the vehicle tool to the adjacent surface of the model zone.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a vehicle tool including inputting tool data indicative of the location of the vehicle tool to a data processor, inputting data to the data processor on a topography model in which the vehicle tool is to operate, operating the data processing to compare the vehicle tool location with the model, outputting from the data processor to a visual display, data indicative of the difference in location between the vehicle tool and an adjacent surface of the model, displaying on the visual display an image of the topography model, a representation of the location of the vehicle tool and a representation of the distance of the vehicle tool to the adjacent surface of the model.
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1. A method for monitoring a vehicle tool comprising
inputting tool data indicative of a location of at least a part of the vehicle tool to a data processor, inputting model data to the data processor on a model zone in which the vehicle tool is to operate, operating the data processor to compare the vehicle tool location with the model zone, outputting from the data processor to a display means, data indicative of a difference in location between the vehicle tool and an adjacent surface of the model zone, and displaying on the display means an image of the model zone, a representation of a part of the vehicle tool and a visual representation of an actual distance of the part of the vehicle tool to the adjacent surface of the model zone.
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21. A system for monitoring movement of a vehicle tool in a model zone comprising
a position indicator for indicating a location of a vehicle tool, an orientation indicator for indicating an orientation of the vehicle tool, tracking means for tracking the position indicator and orientation indicator, tracker means for transmitting signals indicative of the location of the vehicle tool and the orientation of the vehicle tool, display means for a location on the vehicle for the vehicle tool, wherein the display means is arranged to display a representation of the vehicle tool in a model zone and a representation of a shadow of the vehicle tool cast on the model zone, and a data processor for receiving signals transmitted by the tracker means and for processing the signals with data representing a model zone for outputting data to the display means which data enables the display means to display a representation of the vehicle tool and an image of the model zone and a representation of the shadow cast by the vehicle tool on the model zone.
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