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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe Gmbh, Lünen, DE;
Carl Moberg, Dunlap, IL (US);
Thomas Temmann, Werne, DE;
Martin Teiner, Hamm, DE;
Paul Kornev, Herne, DE;
Frank Kühnemund, Dresden, DE;
Brian Rockwood, Washington, IL (US);
Matt Palmer, Peoria, IL (US);
Brent Duppong, Cambridge, IA (US);
Björn-Andre Hühn, Essen, DE;
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH, Lünen, DE;
Abstract
A site positioning system for an underground machine includes a first prism coupled with the underground machine, a second prism operatively coupled with the underground machine, a primary total station, and a reference prism may be in communication with the primary total station. A positioning controller is configured to control, responsive to receiving a High Accuracy Machine Position mode, the primary total station to monitor the first prism and the second prism and transmit a first prism position and a second prism position, respectively, to the positioning controller; control, responsive to receiving a Low Accuracy Machine Position mode, the primary total station to monitor the first prism and transmit the first prism position to the positioning controller; determine, responsive to receiving a Reference Prism Measurement mode, whether a reference prism measurement has been completed, and present positioning information for the machine based on one or more of the prism positions.