Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual field-based track protection for a mining machine
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Application No.: US17216180Application Date: 2021-03-29
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Publication No.: US11987961B2Publication Date: 2024-05-21
- Inventor: Wesley P. Taylor
- Applicant: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
- Applicant Address: US WI Milwaukee
- Assignee: JOY GLOBAL SURFACE MINING INC
- Current Assignee: JOY GLOBAL SURFACE MINING INC
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Milwaukee
- Agency: Husch Blackwell LLP
- Main IPC: E02F9/26
- IPC: E02F9/26 ; E02F3/30 ; E02F3/52

Abstract:
Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for preventing and mitigating collisions between components of an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes an electronic controller, having an electronic processor and a memory, that is configured to receive dipper position data indicative of a position of the dipper and determine a distance between the dipper and tracks of the industrial machine based on the dipper position data. The electronic controller is further configured to set a motion command limit for a dipper motion based on the distance, the dipper motion being selected from a group of a swing motion, a crowd motion, and a hoist motion and control the dipper motion according to a dipper motion command limited by the motion command limit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220307235A1 VIRTUAL FIELD-BASED TRACK PROTECTION FOR A MINING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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