Prinoth S.p.a.

Richard Casartelli

Martin Kirchmair

Alberto Paoletti

Francesco Salis

Samuel Willems

Georg Lentsch

Andreas Muigg

A snow groomer vehicle includes a frame, a tool connected to the frame through a front connecting device equipped with an actuator assembly operable to determine a relative position of the tool with respect to the frame, a satellite navigation device and a control system. The control system includes a processing unit and a memory device, containing a target map representing a desired surface to be obtained by processing the snowpack over a region. The processing unit determines a position and orientation of the frame from the data provided with satellite navigation device and determines a configuration of the tool as a function of the position and orientation of the frame and of the target map, so that the passage of the tool causes a removal of the snowpack that conforms the snowpack to the target map. The actuator assembly is operated so as to bring the tool into the determined configuration.

Snow groomer vehicle with automated functions and method for controlling a snow groomer vehicle

A tracked vehicle comprising a first and a second track, a mechanical power generator assembly; an assembly of operating devices coupled to the generator assembly; a first and a second drive wheel coupled respectively to the first and to the second track, and to the generator assembly; a user interface to receive inputs from an operator; and a control unit coupled to the user interface to receive inputs; the control unit being coupled to the mechanical power generator assembly and being configured to enable or disable starting of the mechanical power generator assembly.

Tracked vehicle and fleet of tracked vehicles

A crawler vehicle for ski runs has a frame; a cab; two tracks; a user interface located in the cab; a plurality of sensors configured to acquire signals correlated to the operation of the crawler vehicle, to the weather and/or snow conditions, and to the position of the crawler vehicle in relation to reference points and/or possible obstacles; a control unit for processing said signals and providing additional signals; and at least one projector for projecting on surfaces outside the cab, in particular on the ski run, at least one contoured beam as a function of at least one of the additional signals to provide one piece of information to the driver and/or human beings in the vicinity of the crawler vehicle.

Crawler vehicle for ski runs and method of displaying information for such a snow crawler vehicle

A crawled vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine; an engine compartment wherein the internal combustion engine is housed; an air inlet opening to catch air from the outside of the crawled vehicle; a first channel, for cold air, connected and fed by the air inlet opening with air coming from outside the crawled vehicle; a second channel to be fed with hot air coming from the internal combustion engine; a third channel for air, coupled to the internal combustion engine to feed the internal combustion engine with air; an air filter arranged along the third channel and upstream of the internal combustion engine; a connection element connected to the first channel, to the second channel and third channel; and an air adjusting device to adjust the air temperature in the third channel and comprising a shutter coupled to the first channel and/or to the second channel and/or to the connection element; and a control device controlling a position of the shutter to adjust the temperature of the air entering the third channel.

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Val di Vizze, Italy

Richard Casartelli