AUTOMATIC GRADING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR PERFORMING GRADING OPERATIONS

    公开(公告)号:EP3470783A2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-17

    申请号:EP18195651.7

    申请日:2018-09-20

    发明人: ELKINS, Scott A.

    IPC分类号: G01C15/00 E01C19/00

    摘要: A method for automatically grading a worksite using a grading vehicle may include receiving sensor data associated with detecting a light beam emitted from a light-emitting device positioned at the worksite, wherein the sensor data is received from at least one sensor installed on the grading vehicle. In addition, the method may include determining a relative horizontal distance between the grading vehicle and the light-emitting device based on the sensor data and determining a relative worksite position of the grading vehicle at the worksite based on the relative horizontal distance. Moreover, the method may include actively adjusting a position of a grading implement of the grading vehicle based on the relative worksite position of the grading vehicle to allow the worksite to be graded as the grading vehicle is moved relative to the light-emitting device across the worksite.

    SURVEY SYSTEM, AND LASER REFERENCE PLANE SMOOTHING METHOD FOR SURVEY SYSTEM
    3.
    发明公开
    SURVEY SYSTEM, AND LASER REFERENCE PLANE SMOOTHING METHOD FOR SURVEY SYSTEM 有权
    ÜBERWACHUNGSSYSTEMUND VERFAHREN ZURGLÄTTUNGEINER LASERREFERENZPLANE IN DEMÜBERWACHUNGSSYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP2400265A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-28

    申请号:EP11741400.3

    申请日:2011-04-11

    IPC分类号: G01C15/00

    摘要: A surveying system comprises a plurality of rotary laser devices (1a, 1b), being installed at known points, for projecting laser beams (3a, 3b) in rotary irradiation and for forming laser reference planes (RPa, RPb) respectively, a photodetecting device (5), being installed on a movable support member (4), for receiving the laser beam and for detecting a height of each of the laser reference planes at their photodetecting position, a coordinate position measuring device (6) for detecting coordinate position of the support member, and a control device (7), wherein the rotary laser devices form the laser reference planes in such manner that at least a part of each effective range of the laser reference planes is overlapped on each other, the control device sets up a smoothing area within a range where the effective ranges are overlapped on each other, and in case the support member is judged to be within the smoothing area, based on a result of measurement by the coordinate position measuring device, the control device carries out smoothing processing of the laser reference plane continuously by the smoothing reference plane in the smoothing area based on the result of measurement by the coordinate position measuring device and also based on the result of detection by the photodetecting device.

    摘要翻译: 测量系统包括多个旋转激光装置(1a,1b),安装在已知的位置,用于在旋转照射下投射激光束(3a,3b)并分别形成激光参考平面(RPa,RPb),光电检测装置 (5),安装在可移动支撑构件(4)上,用于接收激光束并检测每个激光参考平面在其受光位置的高度;坐标位置测量装置(6),用于检测坐标位置 支撑构件和控制装置(7),其中旋转激光装置以激光参考平面的每个有效范围的至少一部分彼此重叠的方式形成激光参考平面,控制装置设置 在有效范围彼此重叠的范围内的平滑区域,并且在支撑构件被判断为在平滑区域内的情况下,基于坐标位置测量的测量结果 控制装置基于坐标位置测量装置的测量结果,并且还基于光检测装置的检测结果,在平滑区域中通过平滑参考平面连续地进行激光参考平面的平滑处理。

    METHOD FOR TARGET TRACKING, AND ASSOCIATED TARGET
    5.
    发明公开
    METHOD FOR TARGET TRACKING, AND ASSOCIATED TARGET 有权
    方法的目标跟踪和相关对象

    公开(公告)号:EP2150866A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-10

    申请号:EP07725662.6

    申请日:2007-05-30

    申请人: Trimble AB

    发明人: CARLÉN, Johan

    IPC分类号: G05D3/10 G01B11/00

    摘要: A method for determining rotational position of a target in a target tracking System is disclosed. The target comprises a plurality of light emitting elements arranged circumferentially around the target. The target tracking System further comprises a tracker unit capable of detecting light emitted by said light emitting elements. The method comprises the Steps of emitting from said light emitting elements an omni-directional synchronization signal; detecting in the tracker unit said synchronization signal; activating said light emitting elements sequentially starting from a reference direction, wherein each light emitting element is activated for a predetermined time and emits light during the time it is activated; detecting in the tracker unit a time when a maximum amount of light is received from the target; and calculating the reference direction for the target relative to a coordinate System based on the time interval between detection of the synchronization signal and the detection of a maximum amount of light received from the target. An active target for use in the method is also disclosed.

    Surveying device and automatic tracking method
    6.
    发明公开
    Surveying device and automatic tracking method 有权
    Vermessungsvorrichtung und automatisches Verfolgungsverfahren

    公开(公告)号:EP2141450A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-06

    申请号:EP09008427.8

    申请日:2009-06-27

    IPC分类号: G01C1/04 G01C15/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a surveying device, comprising a first image pickup unit 11 for projecting a laser beam and for receiving a reflection light from a target supported by a support member, a second image pickup unit 12 for acquiring an image including the target and with a field angle wider than a field angle of the first image pickup unit, drive units 15 and 17 for shifting collimating directions of the first image pickup unit and the second image pickup unit in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction respectively, an image processing unit 24 for processing images taken by the first image pickup unit and by the second image pickup unit, and a control arithmetic unit 22 for controlling said drive units so that the first image pickup unit and the second image pickup unit are directed toward the target based on the image processing of the image taken by the first image pickup unit and on the image processing of the image taken by the second image pickup unit, wherein the image processing of the image by the first image pickup unit is a light spot detection processing to obtain a light spot from the target, wherein the image processing of the image by the second image pickup unit is an image matching with a template image as set up according to the image of said support member, and wherein the control arithmetic unit controls the drive units so that a tracking of the target is performed based on the either result of said light spot detection processing or the result of said image matching.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种测量装置,包括:第一图像拾取单元11,用于投射激光束并接收来自由支撑构件支撑的目标的反射光;第二图像拾取单元12,用于获取包括目标的图像,并且具有 比第一图像拾取单元的场角更宽的场角,分别在水平方向和垂直方向上移动第一摄像单元和第二摄像单元的准直方向的驱动单元15和17,图像处理 用于处理由第一图像拾取单元和第二图像拾取单元拍摄的图像的单元24,以及用于控制所述驱动单元以使得第一图像拾取单元和第二图像拾取单元指向基于目标的控制运算单元22 对由第一图像拾取单元拍摄的图像的图像处理和由第二图像拾取单元拍摄的图像的图像处理,其中 在由第一图像拾取单元进行的图像的图像处理中,是从目标获得光点的光点检测处理,其中第二图像拾取单元的图像的图像处理是与模板图像匹配的图像, 根据所述支撑构件的图像设置,并且其中所述控制运算单元控制所述驱动单元,使得基于所述光斑检测处理的所述结果或所述图像匹配的结果来执行所述目标的跟踪。

    Position measuring system
    8.
    发明公开
    Position measuring system 有权
    位置测量系统

    公开(公告)号:EP1607717A3

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-19

    申请号:EP05011532.8

    申请日:2005-05-27

    IPC分类号: G01C15/00 E02F3/84 G01S17/06

    摘要: A position measuring system, comprising a rotary laser system having a projection optical system provided at a known point and for projecting a laser beam with a spreading angle in an up-to-bottom direction by rotary irradiation and a photodetection optical system for guiding a reflection light of the laser beam toward an image photodetector, an object having a reflecting body to reflect the laser beam toward the rotary laser system, a GPS position measuring unit for obtaining a position of the object, and a control arithmetic operation unit for calculating an elevation angle with respect to the object from a photodetecting position of the reflection light on the image photodetector and for calculating a position and a height of the object based on position information of the rotary laser system, position information from the GPS position measuring unit and based on the elevation angle.

    LASER-GUIDED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
    10.
    发明公开
    LASER-GUIDED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 有权
    LASER建设控制机

    公开(公告)号:EP1278917A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-29

    申请号:EP01937210.1

    申请日:2001-05-03

    IPC分类号: E02F9/20 E02F3/43 E02F3/84

    摘要: A construction apparatus (12) and method of controlling a construction apparatus from a laser source (38) made up of a substantially non-rotating beam (56). The construction apparatus includes a body (14), a construction tool (16) adapted to move material, a support moveably supporting the construction tool from the body and a control for guiding movement of the construction tool. A control is provided including a camera (28) that is adapted to capture an illuminated image that is derived from the laser source. The control determines direction information of the illuminated image with respect to the apparatus at least in part from an output of the camera. The control is further adapted to determine separation information of the spot with respect to the body and a physical relationship between the construction tool and the illuminated image. The construction tool (16) can be guided with respect to the illuminated image as a function of the direction and separation information and the physical relationship between the construction tool and the illuminated image.