Performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement
US9481983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F17/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement. In one embodiment, the method includes using a non-contact based measurement system to determine a first measurement comprising the position of the implement relative to a mobile machine coupled with the implement, determining a second measurement comprising the geographic position of the mobile machine and determining the geographic position of the implement using the first measurement and the second measurement.
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