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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
Vibhor L. Bageshwar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Ray Elgersma, Plymouth, MN (US);
Brian E. Fly, Clearwater, FL (US);
Steven P. Cienciwa, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vibhor L. Bageshwar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Ray Elgersma, Plymouth, MN (US);
Brian E. Fly, Clearwater, FL (US);
Steven P. Cienciwa, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining the attitude and heading angle of a crane jib. Crane jib angular velocity, crane jib roll angle, crane jib pitch angle, crane jib specific force, and magnetic field in the local operating environment of the crane jib are all sensed and supplied to a processor. All of these measurements are processed, in a processor, to estimate the attitude and heading angle of the crane jib.