Kubota Corporation

Akira Chabata

Akisato Hori

Naohiro Ishikawa

Kenichi Iwami

Yasushi Watabe

A positioning detection device includes a first obtaining circuit to obtain a satellite signal, a second obtaining circuit to obtain a detection signal of an inertial device, a third obtaining circuit to obtain a traveling state of the vehicle body including straight-traveling and turning of the vehicle body, a first calculator to calculate first positioning information in a satellite navigation system to which the satellite signal is applied, a second calculator to calculate second positioning information in an inertial navigation system to which the detection signal is applied, a third calculator to calculate third positioning information in a hybrid navigation system to which the first positioning information and the second positioning information are applied, and an output circuit to output the third positioning information upon obtaining the straight-traveling and to output the first positioning information and/or the second positioning information upon obtaining the turning.

Positioning detection device and working machine having positioning detection device

A satellite radio wave sensitivity distribution management system for a work vehicle that travels automatically in a work site by satellite navigation technology includes a satellite positioning module that outputs satellite position data and reception sensitivity based on satellite information from a satellite, a sensitivity reduction event detection section that detects occurrence of a sensitivity reduction event, a sensitivity reduction event information generation section that generates sensitivity reduction event information including an occurrence location of the sensitivity reduction event, an occurrence time of the sensitivity reduction event, and satellite identification data, a sensitivity reduction event information storage section, a reception obstacle determination section that determines a reception obstacle as the cause of the sensitivity reduction event, and a sensitivity reduction management section that manages a sensitivity reduction area and a sensitivity reduction time zone.

Satellite radio wave sensitivity distribution management system and method for work vehicle

A positioning detection device includes a first obtaining circuit to obtain a satellite signal, a second obtaining circuit to obtain a detection signal of an inertial device, a third obtaining circuit to obtain a traveling state of the vehicle body including straight-traveling and turning of the vehicle body, a first calculator to calculate first positioning information in satellite navigation system to which the satellite signal is applied, a second calculator to calculate second positioning information in inertial navigation system to which the detection signal is applied, a third calculator to calculate third positioning information in Kalman filter to which the first positioning information and the second positioning information are applied, and an output circuit to output the third positioning information when the third obtaining circuit obtains the straight-traveling and to output the first positioning information and/or the second positioning information when the third obtaining circuit obtains the turning.

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Osaka, Japan

Akira Chabata