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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Jyrki Kouhia, Julkujärvi, FI;
Jyrki Kouhia, Julkujärvi, FI;
CARGOTEC FINLAND OY, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
A system for determining a position of a vehicle and/or in a trailer. The at least one container is loaded and unloaded into the vehicle and/or trailer by a crane. The crane includes a container spreader for gripping the containers and a positioning system for the crane and container spreader. The vehicle and trailer have locking pins that lock into pin holes in the corners of the container. A laser scanner determines the position of the locking pins in the vehicle and/or the trailer and the position of the container depending on the position of the locking pins. The laser scanner is arranged to determine positions in relation to the ground of the locking pins. The position information is relayed to the crane. Based on the position information, the positioning system calculates the position of the locking pins in relation to the crane.