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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kent Wayne Kahle, Hayward, CA (US);
Kurtis Maynard, Gainesville, GA (US);
Paul Y. Montgomery, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 15/002 (2013.01); G01B 11/002 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining orientation and three-dimensional position of construction equipment are presented. An orientation device is mounted to a machine. The orientation device has an image sensor. The orientation device measures an offset between a direction of the orientation device and a reference at a known location. The heading of the machine is calculated based on the offset and the known location of the reference.