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Method and system for driving a mining and/or construction machine in a safe manner without the risk of collision

  • US 9,594,376 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2012
  • Issued: 03/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Method for driving a mining and/or construction machine, where said machine is arranged to be controlled by an operator by means of maneuvering means, where said operator, when driving said machine, provides steering commands by means of said maneuvering means for maneuvering said machine, wherein the method comprises, when said machine is being driven in an environment having at least a first obstacle:

  • estimating a path that has been requested by said operator by means of said steering commands,by means of a control system determining whether said machine when moving according to said requested path will be driven within a first distance from said first obstacle, andwhen said machine, when travelling along said path, will be driven within a first distance from said first obstacle, influencing the path of said machine by means of said control system.

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