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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Kurtis L. Maynard, Gainesville, GA (US);
Eric Fidler, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Kurtis L. Maynard, Gainesville, GA (US);
Eric Fidler, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for tracking movable crane components to assist maneuvering the crane within a jobsite includes a computing device having a processor which calculates a 3D geospatial location and orientation of a 3D coordinate system for an upperworks that has an origin chosen along an axis of rotation between the upperworks and a lowerworks. The processor calculates a 3D position of the origin of the upperworks based on local coordinates and transforms the 3D position of the origin of the upperworks from the local coordinates to global 3D coordinates using absolute position sensing data from first and second positioning sensors attached to the crane (for instance on the upperworks and the hook, respectively) and using global 3D coordinates specific to the jobsite where the crane is located. The upperworks 3D coordinate system is useable to determine line segments in the upperworks 3D coordinate system for various movable components.