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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2004
Applicant:
Hannu Mäkelä, Helsinki, FI;
Inventor:
Hannu Mäkelä, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/76 (2006.01); B61K 7/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for stopping an unmanned mine vehicle in a predetermined position. The mine vehicle is driven at a low speed towards a physical. When the mine vehicle encounters the obstacle (), a speed difference greater than a predetermined limit value is generated between the speed of the mine vehicle and the driving power transmission. The control system of the mine vehicle detects the exceeding of the limit value and stops the vehicle.