Position adjustment assistance system for transportation machine

• US 8,862,390 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2012
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sugawara, Kazuhiro, Ogura, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Katsuaki, Nakamura, Teruo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED
• Application Number:
  US14/008,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20140019042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/431
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2045 Guiding machines along a predetermined path for graders E02F3/841; machines for construction of roads E01C19/004
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E21C 41/26 Methods of surface mining machines for obtaining, or the removal of, materials in open-pit mines E21C47/00; Layouts therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/45 by combining measurements of signals from the satellite radio beacon positioning system with a supplementary measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/48 of systems according to group G01S17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/137 the indicator being in the form of a map

Abstract

To advance a dump truck quickly and smoothly to a position where target loading work will be performed relative to an excavating machine, the dump truck is placed in loading target position relative to the excavating machine. Geographic position is detected from GPS satellites of a GPS receiver of the dump truck. The position and direction of the geographic position is transmitted to the excavating machine as a target position image. The target position image and an approach route leading to the position are displayed on a dump truck display when the truck thereafter approaches the position. The dump truck thereafter approaches the position, and the truck is driven so that a current position image advances along the approach route to the target position image, whereby the dump truck is placed in the set loading image target position.

Claims

1. An assistance system of haulage machines adapted to travel between a loading position and an unloading position to assist in positioning of said haulage machines for loading work from a loading machine, comprising:

a travel base provided for said loading machine adapted to move to and from said loading position;

a target loading position information recorded for said loading machine to perform loading work from said loading machine to each of said haulage machines;

a control circuit provided for said loading machine to renew said target loading position information after movement of said loading machine;

a haulage machine detector provided for said haulage machines to respectively detect the current position of said haulage machines;

a wireless communication apparatus for transmitting said target loading position information from said loading machine to said haulage machines; and

a display provided on each of said haulage machines to show said target loading position information for each of said haulage machines and a current position of each of said haulage machines, wherein

each of said haulage machines is navigated to said target loading position based upon assistance of said display.

2. An assistance system of haulage machines for positioning of said haulage machines according to claim 1, wherein one of said haulage machines is placed at a position corresponding to said target loading position of said loading machine of said haulage machine and a geographical position of said haulage machine is detected and said geographical position of said haulage machine is recorded as data of said target loading position for succeeding haulage machines in said control circuit, and said display of said succeeding haulage machine shows said target loading position by being received information from said control circuit by way of said wireless communication apparatus.

3. An assistance system of haulage machines for positioning of said haulage machines according to claim 2, wherein said display is adapted to show said target loading position and an approach route to said target loading position.

4. An assistance system of haulage machines for positioning of said haulage machines according to claim 1, wherein said haulage machines are adapted to make communication with an administration center in an area where bulk is to be unloaded by said haulage machines, and said administration center is determined and recorded an unloaded position and an approach route, and transmits information to said haulage machines respectively by way of wireless communication.

5. An assistance system of haulage machines for positioning of said haulage machines according to claim 2, wherein said haulage machines are adapted to make communication with an administration center in an area where bulk is to be unloaded by said haulage machines, and said administration center is determined and recorded an unloaded position and an approach route, and transmits information to said haulage machines respectively by way of wireless communication.

6. An assistance system of haulage machines for positioning of said haulage machines according to claim 3, wherein said haulage machines are adapted to make communication with an administration center in an area where bulk is to be unloaded by said haulage machines, and said administration center is determined and recorded an unloaded position and an approach route, and transmits information to said haulage machines respectively by way of wireless communication.