Vehicle comprising a working equipment, and a working equipment, and a method in relation thereto
US11718509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C2700/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle (2) comprising a working equipment (4) equipped with a movable loading arrangement (5) comprising a first attachment member (7), said vehicle further comprises a sensor system (6) configured to capture environmental data reflecting the environment around the vehicle and to determine, based on said data, image data (8) representing an area at least partly surrounding the vehicle (2).The sensor system (6) is configured to detect and track positions of the first attachment member (7) and a mating second attachment member (9) of the object (20) to load in said image data representation, and, the detected and tracked positions of the first and second attachment members (7, 9) are used to generate a first set of operation instructions for the loading arrangement (5) of the working equipment that decreases the distance between said first and second attachment members such that said attachment members (7, 9) come into position to engage to each other. The control unit 16 is configured to verify that said attachment members (7, 9) are engaged based on the detected and tracked positions from the sensor system (6), and in response to verifying that said attachment members (7, 9) are…
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