Snow Groomer Vehicle and Method of Controlling a Snow Groomer Vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US20230228050A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US17925245

    申请日:2021-05-17

    Applicant: PRINOTH S.p.A.

    CPC classification number: E01H4/02

    Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle comprising:



    at least one implement selected from: a blade and a tiller assembly;
    at least one first detection device configured to define data by processing the areas of the environment behind the snow groomer and framed by said first detection device;
    at least one satellite navigation device and/or a second detection device; wherein the second detection device is configured to define data by processing the areas of the environment in front of the snow groomer vehicle and framed by said device;
    a control system including a processing unit configured to process the data from the satellite navigation device and/or from at least the second detection device and to define an objective map of a desired snow treatment;
    the processing unit being configured to define at least one first desired implement configuration defined on the basis of an objective map in such a way that the passage of the implement causes the snowpack to change according to a desired conformation;
    the processing unit being configured to determine a second optimal implement configuration on the basis of the first desired implement configuration and on the basis of the defined snow quality value; and
    the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of the following two actions:
    sending to a display screen the information of the optimal implement configuration in order to suggest to the operator how to act on the implement;
    operate the actuator assembly and/or the speed of rotation of the implement and/or the working chamber of the implement so as to make the implement work in the second, determined optimal configuration.

    Crawler vehicle for ski runs and method of displaying information for such a snow crawler vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12252063B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US17294961

    申请日:2019-11-21

    Applicant: PRINOTH S.P.A.

    Abstract: A crawler vehicle for ski runs has a frame; a cab; two tracks; a user interface located in the cab; a plurality of sensors configured to acquire signals correlated to the operation of the crawler vehicle, to the weather and/or snow conditions, and to the position of the crawler vehicle in relation to reference points and/or possible obstacles; a control unit for processing said signals and providing additional signals; and at least one projector for projecting on surfaces outside the cab, in particular on the ski run, at least one contoured beam as a function of at least one of the additional signals to provide one piece of information to the driver and/or human beings in the vicinity of the crawler vehicle.

    SNOW GROOMER VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATED FUNCTIONS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SNOW GROOMER VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220002958A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17292930

    申请日:2019-05-03

    Applicant: PRINOTH S.P.A.

    Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle includes a frame, a tool connected to the frame through a front connecting device equipped with an actuator assembly operable to determine a relative position of the tool with respect to the frame, a satellite navigation device and a control system. The control system includes a processing unit and a memory device, containing a target map representing a desired surface to be obtained by processing the snowpack over a region. The processing unit determines a position and orientation of the frame from the data provided with satellite navigation device and determines a configuration of the tool as a function of the position and orientation of the frame and of the target map, so that the passage of the tool causes a removal of the snowpack that conforms the snowpack to the target map. The actuator assembly is operated so as to bring the tool into the determined configuration.

    CRAWLER VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF SAID VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230125266A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17968419

    申请日:2022-10-18

    Applicant: PRINOTH S.P.A.

    Abstract: A crawler vehicle has a frame; a working tool hinged at the back of the frame around a yaw axis; and actuation system, which is configured to act between the working tool and the frame; and a control device, which is configured to calculate a value of the steering radius of the crawler vehicle and to control the actuation system so as to selectively: enable the working tool to freely oscillate about the yaw axis when the calculated value of the steering radius is comprised within a reference interval; keep the position of the working tool blocked with respect to the frame when the calculated value of the steering radius is outside the reference interval.

    SNOWGROOMER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SNOWGROOMER

    公开(公告)号:US20230366160A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18027233

    申请日:2021-09-24

    Applicant: PRINOTH S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: E01H4/02 G01N33/18 G01N2033/1873

    Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle comprising: a frame (2) extending along a longitudinal axis (70); a tiller assembly (9) connected to the frame (2) by a connecting device (21), preferably the tiller assembly (9) comprising a tiller (9a) and a finisher (9b); at least one control device (17) coupled to the tiller assembly (9) and configured to control at least two parameters of the tiller assembly the control device (17) comprising a memory configured to store at least two groups of values (N, M), preferably four groups of values (N, M, P, Q), relating to the at least two parameters (A, B), wherein each group of values (N, M) includes at least one value for each of the at least two parameters (A, B); the control device (17) being configured to receive the selection of a group of values of the at least two groups of values (N, M) and control the at least two parameters of the tiller assembly (9) according to the values of the selected group of values (N; M).

    TRACKED VEHICLE FOR PREPARING SKI SLOPES AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE TRACKED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230278626A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18115267

    申请日:2023-02-28

    Applicant: PRINOTH S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B62D11/003 E01H4/00 B62D1/12

    Abstract: A tracked vehicle for preparing ski slopes has a chassis extending along a longitudinal axis; a winch mounted on the chassis; a boom pivoting about a pivot axis to guide and orientate the cable of the winch between the chassis and the cable anchor point; an actuation system for rotating the boom about the pivot axis relative to the chassis in a first and second direction; and a user interface comprising a first and a second switch arranged in front of an operator and to the right and left of each other and configured to rotate the boom so as to steer the tracked vehicle to the right and to the left respectively when the cable is anchored to the cable anchor point.

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