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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Modular Mining Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Lewis, Tucson, AZ (US);
Andree Rottig, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lucas Van Latum, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G07C 5/0841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for guided navigation of a mining vehicle are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a haul truck. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the haul truck. A navigation aid is configured to identify a target destination for the haul truck, calculate a path including the target destination, and use the position sensor to monitor a progress of the haul truck along the path. A user interface is configured to display at least a portion of the path to an operator of the haul truck.