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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kurtis L. Maynard, Gainesville, GA (US);
John F. Cameron, Los Altos, CA (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A hook block sensor assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hook block sensor comprises a housing configured to removably couple about a lifting hook of a lifting device, a first global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver coupled with the housing and configured for determining a hook block sensor assembly position in three dimensions, a load monitor coupled with the housing and configured for monitoring a load coupled with the lifting hook, including monitoring a load position and a load orientation of the load and a wireless transceiver coupled with the housing and configured for wirelessly providing information including the load position, the load orientation, and the hook block sensor assembly position, to a display unit located apart from the hook block sensor assembly.