Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for tracking position of cable attached to a machine
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Application No.: US14795138Application Date: 2015-07-09
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Publication No.: US09773175B2Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Paul R. Friend , Paul E. Rybski
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; B60L9/00 ; B60M7/00 ; H02G11/00

Abstract:
A system for tracking a position of a cable attached between a power source and a machine in a worksite is disclosed. The cable is further coupled to a guiding device located in the worksite between the power source and the machine. The system includes a perception module disposed on the machine to detect a location of the guiding device. The system further includes a controller disposed to be in communication with the perception module. The controller determines the location of the guiding device with respect to a location of the machine and determines a distance between the guiding device and the machine. The controller further compares the distance with a first threshold distance and a second threshold distance and generates a warning if the distance is greater than the first threshold distance or smaller than the second threshold distance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170011266A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITION OF CABLE ATTACHED TO A MACHINE Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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