Method and apparatus for determining the location and orientatio

Details Method and apparatus for determining the location and orientatio Method and apparatus for determining the location and orientatio

1994-05-10

1995-08-08

Taylor, Dennis L.

Excavating

Ditcher

Condition responsive

172 7, 36442407, E02F 510

Patent

active

054387710

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided for determining the location of a digging implement at a work site. The apparatus includes an undercarriage, a car body rotatably connected to the undercarriage, a receiver connected to the car body, a positioning system for determining the location of the receiver in three dimensional space, the positioning system determining the location of the receiver at a plurality of points along an arc, and a processor for determining the location and orientation of the car body in response to the location of the plurality of points.

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