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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Kevin Jay Lueschow, Elmwood, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Jay Lueschow, Elmwood, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for monitoring an exposure of a machine operator to machine vibration is provided. The system includes an operator safety restraint. The system also includes at least one vibration sensor on the safety restraint and configured to generate a signal indicative of operator exposure to machine vibration. The system further includes a controller configured to receive the signal and configured to determine an amount of vibration exposure of the machine operator based on the signal.