Enhanced heavy equipment proximity sensor
First Claim
1. A vehicle proximity alert system comprising:
- a) an earth moving mechanism having,1) A positioning sensor generating data indicative of the a location of the earth moving mechanism, and,2) an alarm;
b) a mobile mechanism adapted to be used near said earth moving mechanism, said mobile mechanisms having,1) a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the location of the mobile mechanism; and
,2) an alarm; and
,c) an analysis mechanism adapted to;
1) receive the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanism and create therefrom a distance calculation; and
,2) alert the alarm in the earth moving mechanism and the alarm in the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value.
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Abstract
A safety system for an ore processing facility using a mobile mechanisms such as dozer-type wheeled vehicles operating in proximity with an excavator providing ore to a remote milling site. The excavator or earth moving mechanism has a positioning sensor (such as GPS) generating data indicative of the location of the earth moving mechanism and each of the mobile mechanisms also include positioning sensors. An analysis mechanism receives the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanisms and creates a distance calculation which is used alert the alarm in the earth moving mechanism and the alarm in the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle proximity alert system comprising:
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a) an earth moving mechanism having, 1) A positioning sensor generating data indicative of the a location of the earth moving mechanism, and, 2) an alarm; b) a mobile mechanism adapted to be used near said earth moving mechanism, said mobile mechanisms having, 1) a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the location of the mobile mechanism; and
,2) an alarm; and
,c) an analysis mechanism adapted to; 1) receive the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanism and create therefrom a distance calculation; and
,2) alert the alarm in the earth moving mechanism and the alarm in the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle proximity alert system comprising:
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a) an earth moving mechanism having, a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the a location of the earth moving mechanism, and, b) a mobile mechanism adapted to be used near said earth moving mechanism, said mobile mechanisms having a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the location of the mobile mechanism; and
,c) an analysis mechanism adapted to; 1) receive the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanism and create therefrom a distance calculation; and
,2) alert a user of the earth moving mechanism and a user of the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An excavation system comprising:
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a) an earth moving mechanism having an alarm and, 1) a scoop with teeth thereon, each of said teeth having at least one transmitter transmitting a signal, 2) a presence sensor directed towards said scoop and receiving signals from said transmitters in the teeth, said presence sensor activating said alarm in the earth moving mechanism if a signal from at least two transmitters is not received by the presence sensor, and, 3) a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the a location of the earth moving mechanism; b) a mobile mechanism adapted to be used near said earth moving mechanism, said mobile mechanisms having an alarm and a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the location of the mobile mechanism; and
,c) an analysis mechanism adapted to; 1) receive the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanism and create therefrom a distance calculation; and
,2) alert the alarm in the earth moving mechanism and the alarm in the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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