Work-tool control system and method
AssigneeOtl Dynamics LLC
InventorsRichard S. Schubert, Robert P. Donker
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Abstract
One embodiment includes display device configured to wirelessly receive a first position status from a positioning device; display a first work-tool working-axis leveling status based on the first position status; receive cut parameters; receive a cut-start indication; determine a first work-tool position status difference based on cut parameters and a second position status; present a position status correction indicator; determine that a third position status is within cut parameters; send a cut-start signal to the positioning device operable to actuate the first work-tool; determine a work-tool cut completion; and send a cut-end signal to the positioning device operable to de-actuate the first work-tool.
Claims20
A work-tool control system, the system comprising:
- a display device configured to:
- wirelessly receive a first leveling status from a positioning device configured to:
- couple with a first work-tool via a first work-tool device coupling portion having a first holding orientation axis relative to a first work-tool working-axis;
- receive an indication of coupling with the first work-tool;
- detect a first leveling status of the positioning device;
- and
- wirelessly communicate the detected first leveling status of the positioning device;
- display a first work-tool working-axis leveling status based on the first leveling status;
- receive cut parameters;
- receive a cut-start indication;
- determine a first work-tool leveling status difference based on cut parameters and a second leveling status of the positioning device;
- present a leveling status correction indicator;
- determine that a third leveling status is within cut parameters;
- send a cut-start signal to the positioning device operable to actuate the first work-tool;
- determine a work-tool cut completion;
- and
- send a cut-end signal to the positioning device operable to de-actuate the first work-tool.
A work-tool control system, the system comprising:
- a display device configured to:
- wirelessly receive a first leveling status from a positioning device configured to:
- couple with a first work-tool via a first work-tool device coupling portion having a first holding orientation axis relative to a first work-tool working-axis;
- detect a first leveling status of the positioning device;
- and
- wirelessly communicate a detected first leveling status of the positioning device;
- determine a first work-tool leveling status difference based on received cut parameters and a second leveling status of the positioning device;
- and
- present a leveling status correction indicator based at least in part on the determined first work-tool leveling status difference.
A method of work-tool control, the method comprising:
- coupling a positioning device with a first work-tool at a first work-tool device coupling portion having a first work-tool device coupling portion axis;
- detecting by the positioning device a first leveling status of the positioning device about a first positioning device axis;
- communicating the detected first leveling status of the positioning device to a display device;
- displaying at the display device an indication of the leveling status of a first work-tool axis of the first work-tool based on the detected first leveling status;
- determining by the display device a first work-tool leveling status difference based on received cut parameters and a second leveling status of the positioning device;
- and
- present a leveling status correction indicator by the display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.