Leica Geosystems Technology A/s

Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh

Michael Goulet Kean

Lars Kjaergaard

Tommi Juhani Kauppinen

Sean Costello

Pierluigi Micarelli

Morten Nissen

Adnan Kanaan

A system for determining a swing boom angle of an excavator including a vehicle frame including a cabin, a swing boom arranged on the vehicle frame and configured to be rotated relative to the vehicle frame about a first rotation axis and a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder. A first end of the pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder is coupled to the vehicle frame and a second end is coupled to the swing boom, wherein the cylinder is configured to be rotated relative to the vehicle frame about a second rotation axis at the first end, wherein the cylinder is configured to rotate the swing boom. The system comprises a first inertial measurement unit (IMU), configured to be mounted on the swing boom and to generate first IMU data, a second IMU configured to be mounted on the cylinder and to generate second IMU data and a processing unit.

Determination of an excavator swing boom angle based on an angular velocity ratio

An improved controlling of a dumping of a load of an earth moving machine, which has a conveying container configured for carrying the load. Control data for maneuvering the conveying container according to a selected dumping mode are generated by analyzing perception data and/or machine sensing data to determine a material parameter providing information on an adhesive property of a current load of the conveying container. Based on the material parameter, an appropriate dumping mode is selected, e.g. to improve efficiency of the unloading sequence and to reduce wear of the earth moving machine.

Controlling of a dumping of a load of an earth moving machine

A system for planning an earth-moving operation to be performed by a construction machine having a tool for performing the earth-moving operation and a machine control unit for at least partially controlling the earth-moving operation, the system comprising a measuring system configured for capturing 3D measuring data of an uneven terrain in a surrounding of the construction machine, a context camera having a known position relative to the measuring system and/or the 3D measuring data and being configured for capturing context image data of the terrain, a user interface configured for displaying at least one context image to an operator of the construction machine and for receiving user input from the operator, and a computing unit operatively coupled at least with the measuring system and the user interface.

Generation for earth-moving operations

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Odense SØ, Denmark

Michael Goulet Kean