Systems for performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement
AssigneeCaterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
InventorsArthur James Taylor, Mark Nichols, Philip Jackson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems for performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement. In one embodiment, a non-contact based measurement system is used to determine the relative position of an implement coupled with a mobile machine. The geographic position of the mobile machine is determined and the geographic position of said implement based upon the geographic position of the mobile machine and the position of the implement relative to the mobile machine.
Claims16
A method for performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement comprising:
- using a non-contact based measurement system to determine a first measurement comprising the position of said implement relative to a mobile machine coupled with said implement;
- determining a second measurement comprising the geographic position of said mobile machine;
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- determining the geographic position of said implement using said first measurement and said second measurement.
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