Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement
US5404661A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S37/905
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for determining the location of a work implement at a work site is provided. The apparatus includes an undercarriage, a car body rotatably connected to the undercarriage, a boom connected to the car body, a stick connected to the boom, a work implement connected to the stick, and a positioning system including a receiver connected to the stick and a processor for determining the location of the receiver in three dimensional space at a plurality of points as the car body is rotated and for determining the location and orientation of the work implement.
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