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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Prinoth S.p.a., Vipiteno, IT;
Martin Kirchmair, Vipiteno, IT;
Andreas Muigg, Vipiteno, IT;
Richard Casartelli, Vipiteno, IT;
Alberto Paoletti, Vipiteno, IT;
PRINOTH S.P.A., Vipiteno, IT;
Abstract
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.