Method and system for determining the length of a demountable platform
AssigneeHiab AB
InventorMikko Nyström
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining the length of a demountable platform. In the method, a hooklift is used to lift the demountable platform from the ground onto a vehicle, magnitudes of one or more physical quantities related to a position of the hooklift are determined at a moment when the demountable platform comes into contact with rear rollers of the hooklift, and the length of the demountable platform is calculated based on the determined magnitudes of the one or more physical quantities and the position and orientation information of the hooklift relative to the ground. The present invention also relates to a system for determining the length of a demountable platform.
Claims13
A method for determining the length of a demountable platform, comprising:
- using a hooklift to lift the demountable platform from the ground onto a vehicle, determining a moment when the demountable platform comes into contact with rear rollers of the hooklift, determining, at said moment, magnitudes of one or more physical quantities related to a position of the hooklift, and calculating the length of the demountable platform using the determined magnitudes of the one or more physical quantities and the position and orientation information of the hooklift relative to the ground.
A system for determining the length of a demountable platform, comprising:
- a hooklift for lifting the demountable platform from the ground onto a vehicle, means for determining a moment when the demountable platform comes into contact with rear rollers of the hooklift, means for determining, at said moment, magnitudes of one or more physical quantities related to a position of the hooklift, and means for calculating the length of the demountable platform using the determined magnitudes of the one or more physical quantities and the position and orientation information of the hooklift relative to the ground.
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