Dump truck with obstacle detection mechanism and method for detecting obstacle
First Claim
1. A dump truck with an obstacle detection mechanism capable of detecting an obstacle around a vehicle using a plurality of radars provided on a periphery of the vehicle, the dump truck comprising:
- a backward irradiation side-radar attached, facing backward, to a position projected sideward from a front fender extended from a lower deck to an upper deck of a front side of the vehicle, wherein an irradiation beam from the backward irradiation side-radar has an angle of dip to cross at least a front wheel; and
a sideward irradiation side-radar attached, facing sideward, to a side of the lower deck,wherein the backward irradiation side-radar and the sideward irradiation side-radar are arranged such that a horizontal forward detection limit line of the backward irradiation side-radar and a horizontal backward detection limit line of the sideward irradiation side-radar overlap and the horizontal backward detection limit line of the backward irradiation side-radar is directed to a side of a center plane of the vehicle to detect an obstacle in a side of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A dump truck includes radars attached, facing backward, to a position projected sideward a front fender extended from a lower deck to an upper deck of a front side of the vehicle, in which an irradiation beam has an angle of dip to cross at least a front wheel; and radars attached, facing sideward, to the side of the lower deck, and the radars and the radars are arranged such that a horizontal forward detection limit line of each of the radar and a horizontal backward detection limit line of each of the radar overlap and the horizontal backward detection limit lines of the radar are directed to a side of a center plane of the vehicle to detect the obstacle in the side of the vehicle.
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7 Claims
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1. A dump truck with an obstacle detection mechanism capable of detecting an obstacle around a vehicle using a plurality of radars provided on a periphery of the vehicle, the dump truck comprising:
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a backward irradiation side-radar attached, facing backward, to a position projected sideward from a front fender extended from a lower deck to an upper deck of a front side of the vehicle, wherein an irradiation beam from the backward irradiation side-radar has an angle of dip to cross at least a front wheel; and a sideward irradiation side-radar attached, facing sideward, to a side of the lower deck, wherein the backward irradiation side-radar and the sideward irradiation side-radar are arranged such that a horizontal forward detection limit line of the backward irradiation side-radar and a horizontal backward detection limit line of the sideward irradiation side-radar overlap and the horizontal backward detection limit line of the backward irradiation side-radar is directed to a side of a center plane of the vehicle to detect an obstacle in a side of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A dump truck with an obstacle detection mechanism capable of detecting an obstacle around a vehicle using a plurality of radars provided on a periphery of the vehicle, the dump truck comprising:
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a plurality of backward radars arranged in left and right with respect to a center plane of the vehicle in a backside of a rear axle case and between joints of rear suspension cylinders and the rear axle case, wherein respective radars are arranged such that irradiation center axes of the radars in a horizontal direction cross and irradiation center axes of the radars in a vertical direction have a predetermined angle of dip, respectively; a plurality of forward radars arranged in left and right with respect to the center plane of the vehicle in a front part of a lower deck of a front side of the vehicle, wherein respective radars are arranged such that irradiation center axes of the radars in a horizontal direction cross and irradiation center axes of the radars in a vertical direction have a predetermined angle of dip, respectively; backward irradiation side-radars arranged in left and right and attached, facing backward, to positions projected sideward from a front fender extended from the lower deck to an upper deck, wherein each of horizontal backward detection limit lines of the backward irradiation side-radars is directed to a side of the center plane of the vehicle and each of irradiation center plane of the backward irradiation side-radars in a vertical direction has an angle of dip to cross at least a front wheel; and sideward irradiation side-radars arranged in left and right and attached, facing sideward, to sides of the lower deck, wherein each of horizontal detection ranges of the sideward irradiation side-radars includes a horizontal forward detection limit line of the backward irradiation side-radar, wherein the dump truck detects obstacle around entire surroundings of the vehicle.
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7. A method of obstacle detection in a dump truck with an obstacle detection mechanism attached, facing backward, to a position projected sideward from a front fender extended from a lower deck to an upper deck of a front side of the vehicle and capable of detecting an obstacle in a side of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting obstacle information by a backward irradiation side-radar whose irradiation beam has an angle of dip to cross a front wheel; and excluding obstacle information in a preset vehicle area that indicates the vehicle.
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