Work vehicle periphery monitoring system and work vehicle

• US 10,183,632 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Nakanishi, Yukihiro, Mitsuta, Shinji, Kurihara, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Beasley, Deirdre L
• Application Number:
  US13/993,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20140347483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,245 Days
• Field of Search: 348148, 340933, 414809
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/045 Levelling or stabilising systems for tippers suspensions with levelling or stabilising means for vehicles in general B60G17/00, B60G21/00, using ground-engaging vehicle fittings B60S9/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/165 for passive traffic, e.g. including static obstacles, trees

Abstract

A work vehicle periphery monitoring system which monitors a periphery of a work vehicle with a vessel for loading a load thereon, the work vehicle periphery monitoring system includes: a plurality of object detecting devices each of which is attached to the work vehicle and detects an object existing around the work vehicle; and a controller which notifies an alarm based on a detection result of the object detecting device and switches between a notification mode for notifying the alarm and a restriction mode for restricting the notification of the alarm based on a state of the work vehicle.

Claims

1. A dump truck periphery monitoring system which monitors a periphery of a dump truck, the dump truck periphery monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of radar devices each of which is attached to the dump truck and detects an object existing around the dump truck, the dump truck being with a vessel having an upper opening for loading a load thereon in a loading station, the load being loaded from above by a loading machine onto the vessel; and

a controller which notifies a driver of an alarm by generating an alarm sound or displaying a mark on a monitor when the radar device detects the loading machine, a wall surface of the loading station, a slope of the loading station or an other wall around the vessel of the dump truck and switches between a notification mode notifying the driver of the alarm and a restriction mode prohibiting the notification of the alarm to the driver,

wherein the controller selects the restriction mode when a shift lever is set as a parking position, or a parking brake is operated,

when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is operated, the controller automatically selects the restriction mode, and when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as a position other than the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is released, the controller automatically switches to the notification mode regardless of a speed of the dump truck even when the speed of the dump truck is zero.

2. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the dump truck further includes a vessel sitting sensor which detects a sitting of the vessel, and the controller sets the restriction mode when the vessel sitting sensor detects the sitting of the vessel.

3. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the controller stops the notification of the alarm using at least a sound in the restriction mode.

4. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein the controller displays an alarm image on a display device.

5. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the controller stops an operation of the object detecting device to set the restriction mode.

6. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the controller causes the detection result of the object detecting device not to be input to set the restriction mode.

7. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 1,

wherein the controller sets the restriction mode when receiving a loading start signal transmitted from a loading machine which loads the load on the vessel, and

wherein the controller sets the notification mode when receiving a loading end signal transmitted from the loading machine.

8. The dump truck periphery monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the controller switches the restriction mode to the notification mode when a brake of the dump truck is released in the restriction mode.

12. The work vehicle periphery monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein in the notification mode, both the alarm sound and the display of the mark on the monitor are used, and in the restriction mode, only the display of the mark on the monitor is used and the alarm sound is restricted.

9. A dump truck periphery monitoring system which monitors a periphery of a dump truck, the dump truck periphery monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of radar devices each of which is attached to the dump truck and detects an object existing around the dump truck, the dump truck being with a vessel having an upper opening for loading a load thereon in a loading station, the load being loaded from above by a loading machine onto the vessel; and

a controller which notifies a driver of an alarm when the radar device detects the loading machine, a wall surface of the loading station, a slope of the loading station or an other wall around the vessel of the dump truck and a shift lever is not set as a parking position and a parking brake is not operated, and restricts the notification of the alarm to the driver when the radar device detects the object around the dump truck and the shift lever is set as the parking position or the parking brake is operate,

when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is operated, the controller automatically selects the restriction mode, and when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as a position other than the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is released, the controller automatically switches to the notification mode regardless of a speed of the dump truck even when the speed of the dump truck is zero.

10. A dump truck periphery monitoring system which monitors a periphery of a dump truck, the dump truck periphery monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of radar devices each of which is attached to the dump truck and detects an object existing around the dump truck, the dump truck being with a vessel having an upper opening for loading a load thereon in a loading station, the load being loaded from above by a loading machine onto the vessel;

a position detecting device which detects a position of the dump truck;

a storage unit which stores position information of the loading station in advance; and

a controller which notifies a driver of an alarm when the radar device detects the loading machine, a wall surface of the loading station, a slope of the loading station or an other wall around the vessel of the dump truck and a current position of the dump truck detected by the position detecting device is not within the loading station, and restricts the notification of the alarm to the driver when the radar device detects the object around the dump truck and the current position of the dump truck detected by the position detecting device is within the loading station,

when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is operated, the controller automatically selects the restriction mode, and when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as a position other than the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is released, the controller automatically switches to the notification mode regardless of a speed of the dump truck even when the speed of the dump truck is zero.

11. A dump truck periphery monitoring system which monitors a periphery of a dump truck, the dump truck periphery monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of radar devices each of which is attached to the dump truck and detects an object existing around the dump truck, the dump truck being with a vessel having an upper opening for loading a load thereon in a loading station, the load being loaded from above by a loading machine onto the vessel;

a position detecting device which detects a position of the dump truck; and

a controller which notifies an alarm when the radar device detects the loading machine, a wall surface of the loading station, a slope of the loading station or an other wall around the vessel of the dump truck and switches between a notification mode notifying a driver the alarm and a restriction mode prohibiting the notification of the alarm,

wherein the controller includes a storage unit which stores position information of the loading station, and

wherein the controller selects the restriction mode when a current position detected by the position detecting device is within the loading station,

when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is operated, the controller automatically selects the restriction mode, and when the shift lever of the dump truck in the loading station is set as a position other than the parking position, or the parking brake of the dump truck in the loading station is released, the controller automatically switches to the notification mode regardless of a speed of the dump truck even when the speed of the dump truck is zero.