Systems and methods for excavation
OwnerRichard Strickland, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A construction equipment including an implement is disclosed. The construction equipment includes a laser reading unit removably mounted on a construction equipment body. The laser reading unit may read a laser signal projected by a laser projecting unit and establish a reference point. The reference point may be a point at which the laser reading unit reads the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit. The construction equipment further includes an altimeter that may measure a height of the implement relative to the reference point. The altimeter may be a non-pressurized system that includes a fluid to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point.
Claims18
A construction equipment comprising:
- an implement;
- a laser reading unit removably mounted on a construction equipment body, wherein the laser reading unit is configured to read a laser signal projected by a laser projecting unit to establish a reference point, and wherein the reference point is a point at which the laser reading unit reads the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit;
- an altimeter configured to measure a height of the implement relative to the reference point, wherein the altimeter is a non-pressurized system that comprises a fluid to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point, and wherein the altimeter is configured to measure a fluid weight to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point established by the laser reading unit;
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- a controller configured to calibrate the altimeter to zero when the laser reading unit reads the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit.
A system comprising:
- a laser projecting unit configured to project a laser signal;
- a laser reading unit removably mounted on a construction equipment body, wherein the laser reading unit is configured to read the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit to establish a reference point, and wherein the reference point is a point at which the laser reading unit reads the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit;
- an altimeter configured to measure a height of an implement of a construction equipment relative to the reference point, wherein the altimeter is a non-pressurized system that comprises a fluid to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point, and wherein the altimeter is configured to measure a fluid weight to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point established by the laser reading unit;
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- a controller configured to calibrate the altimeter to zero when the laser reading unit reads the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit.
A method comprising:
- reading, by a laser reading unit, a laser signal projected by a laser projecting unit, wherein the laser reading unit is removably mounted on a construction equipment body, wherein the laser reading unit is configured to read the laser signal to establish a reference point, and wherein the reference point is a point at which the laser reading unit reads the laser signal projected by the laser projecting unit;
- measuring, by an altimeter, a height of an implement of a construction equipment relative to the reference point, wherein the altimeter is a non-pressurized system that comprises a fluid to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point, and wherein the altimeter is configured to measure a fluid weight to measure the height of the implement relative to the reference point established by the laser reading unit;
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- displaying, by the altimeter, the height on a display screen of the altimeter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.