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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Arthur James Taylor, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Nichols, Christchurch, NZ;
Philip Jackson, Lyttelton, NZ;
Arthur James Taylor, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Nichols, Christchurch, NZ;
Philip Jackson, Lyttelton, NZ;
Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement. In one embodiment, a non-contact based measurement system is used to determine the relative position of an implement coupled with a mobile machine. The geographic position of the mobile machine is determined and the geographic position of said implement based upon the geographic position of the mobile machine and the position of the implement relative to the mobile machine.