Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Position monitoring system for a mobile machine
- Patent Title (中): 移动机器的位置监控系统
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Application No.: US12453038Application Date: 2009-04-28
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Publication No.: US08306726B2Publication Date: 2012-11-06
- Inventor: Aaron Michael Donnelli , Craig Lawrence Koehrsen , Kenneth L Stratton , Joshua Struble
- Applicant: Aaron Michael Donnelli , Craig Lawrence Koehrsen , Kenneth L Stratton , Joshua Struble
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00 ; G08G1/123

Abstract:
A system including a mobile machine and a central control station is provided. The mobile machine includes a communication device and a position monitoring system including a receiver configured to receive position data from a positioning satellite and generate a position signal. The position monitoring system also includes an inertial navigation unit including a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the mobile machine and generate a movement signal. The position monitoring system also includes a controller configured to receive the position signal and the movement signal, detect an unavailability of the position signal, calculate a position parameter, determine whether a difference between a first and a second value of a parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, and generate a warning signal. The central control station is configured to communicate with the controller, receive the position signal and/or the movement signal, and monitor the position of the mobile machine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100274434A1 Position monitoring system for a mobile machine Public/Granted day:2010-10-28
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