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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017

Filed:

May. 30, 2014
Applicant:

Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshiki Kami, Hiratsuka, JP;

Masashi Ichihara, Hiratsuka, JP;

Takeshi Takaura, Minou, JP;

Assignee:

Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/76 (2006.01); E02F 3/43 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/435 (2013.01); E02F 9/265 (2013.01); E02F 3/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control method controlling a work machine including a working unit with a working tool, comprising: obtaining a position of the working unit based on a detected position information item of the work machine and generating a target excavation ground shape information item indicating a target shape of an excavation target of the working unit from an information item of a design face indicating the target shape; and performing an excavation control of restraining the working unit from performing an excavation beyond the target shape based on the target excavation ground shape information item and, when the target excavation ground shape information item is not able to be acquired during the excavation control, continuing the excavation control by storing the target excavation ground shape information item obtained before a time point at which the target excavation ground shape information item is not able to be acquired, for a predetermined time.


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