Systems, methods, and devices for controlling a movement of a dipper
First Claim
1. An industrial machine comprising:
- a dipper;
a boom having a boom profile, the boom profile including a boom profile limit;
a hoist motor having a hoist motor characteristic and configured to receive control signals from a hoist drive module;
a crowd motor having a crowd motor characteristic and configured to receive control signals from a crowd drive module;
one or more operator control devices configured to be manually controllable by an operator of the industrial machine;
a controller connected to the one or more control devices, the hoist drive module, and the crowd drive module, the controller configured toreceive one or more output signals associated with a desired movement of the dipper from the one or more operator control devices,receive one or more signals associated with the hoist motor characteristic,receive one or more signals associated with the crowd motor characteristic,determine a present position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile,determine a first future position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile and based on the one or more output signals from the one or more operator control devices, the one or more signals associated with the hoist motor characteristic, and one or more signals associated with the crowd motor characteristic, andautomatically control a movement of the dipper with respect to the boom profile when the first future position of the dipper approximately corresponds to the boom profile limit.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for controlling an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes, for example, a dipper, a boom, a hoist motor, a crowd motor, one or more operator control devices, and a controller. The control devices are configured to be manually controllable by an operator of the industrial machine. The controller receives an output signal associated with a desired movement of the dipper, receives a signal associated with a hoist motor characteristic, and receives a signal associated with a crowd motor characteristic. The controller determines a present position of the dipper with respect to a boom profile, determines a first future position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile and based on the output signal from the operator control devices, and automatically controls a movement of the dipper with respect to the boom profile when the first future position of the dipper approximately corresponds to a boom profile limit.
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16 Claims
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1. An industrial machine comprising:
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a dipper; a boom having a boom profile, the boom profile including a boom profile limit; a hoist motor having a hoist motor characteristic and configured to receive control signals from a hoist drive module; a crowd motor having a crowd motor characteristic and configured to receive control signals from a crowd drive module; one or more operator control devices configured to be manually controllable by an operator of the industrial machine; a controller connected to the one or more control devices, the hoist drive module, and the crowd drive module, the controller configured to receive one or more output signals associated with a desired movement of the dipper from the one or more operator control devices, receive one or more signals associated with the hoist motor characteristic, receive one or more signals associated with the crowd motor characteristic, determine a present position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile, determine a first future position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile and based on the one or more output signals from the one or more operator control devices, the one or more signals associated with the hoist motor characteristic, and one or more signals associated with the crowd motor characteristic, and automatically control a movement of the dipper with respect to the boom profile when the first future position of the dipper approximately corresponds to the boom profile limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling an industrial machine, the industrial machine including a dipper, a boom having a boom profile and a boom profile limit, a hoist motor having a hoist motor characteristic and configured to receive control signals from a hoist drive module, a crowd motor having a crowd motor characteristic and configured to receive control signals from a crowd drive module, one or more operator control devices configured to be manually controllable by an operator of the industrial machine, and a controller connected to the one or more operator control devices, the hoist drive module, and the crowd drive module, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more output signals associated with a desired movement of the dipper from the one or more operator control devices; receiving one or more signals associated with the hoist motor characteristic; receiving one or more signals associated with the crowd motor characteristic; determining a present position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile; determining a first future position of the dipper with respect to the boom profile and based on the one or more output signals from the one or more operator control devices, one or more signals associated with the hoist motor characteristic, and the one or more signals associated with the crowd motor characteristic; and automatically controlling a movement of the dipper with respect to the boom profile when the determined future position of the dipper approximately corresponds to the boom profile limit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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