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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.

Patent No.:

US 9594376 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2012

Method and system for driving a mining and/or construction machine in a safe manner without the risk of collision

Applicant:

Atlas Copco Rock Drills Ab, Orebro, SE;

Inventor:

Johan Larsson, Orebro, SE;

Assignee:

Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB, Orebro, SE;

Attorney:

Mark P. Stone

Primary Examiner:

Tan Q Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/02 (2006.01); E21F 13/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 30/10 (2006.01); E21F 13/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/021 (2013.01); B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60W 30/095 (2013.01); B60W 30/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/0265 (2013.01); E21F 13/00 (2013.01); E21F 13/025 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60W 10/22 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0064 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/148 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/415 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/417 (2013.01); G05D 2201/021 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for driving a mining and/or construction machine, where said machine is arranged to be controlled by an operator by means of maneuvering means, where said operator, when driving said machine, provides steering commands by means of said maneuvering means for maneuvering said machine. The method comprises, when said machine is being driven in an environment having at least a first obstacle—estimating a path that, has been requested by said operator by means of said steering commands,—by means of a control system determining whether said machine when moving according to said requested path will be driven within a first distance from said first obstacle, and—when said machine, when travelling along said path, will be driven within a first distance from said first obstacle, influencing the path of said machine by means of said control system.

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