POINT LAYOUT SYSTEM USING SINGLE LASER TRANSMITTER
Granted: March 31, 2022
Application Number:
20220099440
A laser controller having an electronic distance measuring instrument and a laser light transmitter creating a vertical laser plane is used with a remote controller and a movable target for point layout tasks. The electronic distance measurer and laser transmitter are mounted on the same vertical pivot axis. Once the system is set-up for a particular jobsite, the laser plane can be aimed at a specific point of interest on the jobsite floor, and a visible laser light line will then appear…
ALL-IN-ONE INTEGRATED SENSING DEVICE FOR MACHINE CONTROL
Granted: January 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190003825
An integrated sensing device with a suite of sensors assists construction machine operators in finding the correct level to dig a ditch/trench. The sensing device includes a gravity sensor to determine angles, a laser distance meter (LDM), and a laser receiver for detecting a known jobsite elevation. The sensing device is mounted to the dipper stick of an excavator; the gravity sensor detects the angle of the stick, and the laser receiver detects a laser plane of light that represents a…
POINT LAYOUT SYSTEM USING SINGLE LASER TRANSMITTER
Granted: July 19, 2018
Application Number:
20180202805
A laser controller having an electronic distance measuring instrument and a laser light transmitter creating a vertical laser plane is used with a remote controller and a movable target for point layout tasks. The electronic distance measurer and laser transmitter are mounted on the same vertical pivot axis. Once the system is set-up for a particular jobsite, the laser plane can be aimed at a specific point of interest on the jobsite floor, and a visible laser light line will then appear…
TWO WAY OMNIDIRECTIONAL LENS
Granted: January 18, 2018
Application Number:
20180017230
An omnidirectional lens is disclosed of the type which captures light from virtually all angles of incidence, and also emits light in all directions. Embodiments are specifically disclosed as a two-way lens that receives light beams from all directions of the compass and directs those light beams to a photosensor. The same two-way lens acts in a “beacon mode” to produce light beams from one or more LEDs, and to emit such light beams (again) in all directions of the compass. The…
ASSISTED 3D SCENE COMPARISON
Granted: February 2, 2017
Application Number:
20170032156
Methods and systems for inspection, safety assurance, tracking, and/or as-built comparison use an imaging tool to acquire imaging data of a scene. The imaging data is processed to create a three-dimensional representation of the scene. Radio frequency (RF) data is received from an RF tag using an RF reader. The RF tag is associated with an object within the scene. The object in the three-dimensional representation of the scene is identified based on the RF data and compared to a model of…
Vehicle navigation system with adaptive gyroscope bias compensation
Granted: October 6, 2016
Application Number:
20160290810
Adaptive gyroscope bias compensation allows a vehicle navigation module to estimate position and velocity reliably during temperature changes.
Active Imaging Systems for Plant Growth Monitoring
Granted: July 28, 2016
Application Number:
20160217562
Active imaging systems for plant growth monitoring acquire images in which each pixel represents an absolute NDVI value obtained with active illumination.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MAPPING AND MODELING DATA
Granted: June 30, 2016
Application Number:
20160189348
A method for post-processing georeferenced mapping data includes providing positioning data indicating a position of a data acquisition system in a defined space at specific moments in time, providing ranging data indicating relative position of objects in the defined space with respect to the data acquisition system at the specific moments in time, performing a smoothing process on the positioning data to determine smoothed best estimate of trajectory (SBET) data for trajectory of the…
TRACKING OF BUILT COMPONENTS BY USING ID TAGS
Granted: June 30, 2016
Application Number:
20160189089
An apparatus for tracking a plurality of built components is provided. The apparatus comprises a reading gate configured to identify at least one fabricated building component arrived at the point of entry of the building site by reading an ID tag of each fabricated building component arrived at the point of entry of the building site and by associating the ID tag with a number imprinted on each fabricated building component. The reading gate is configured to record the timing of arrival…
APPARATUS FOR VERIFIED ANTISPOOFING NAVIGATION
Granted: June 2, 2016
Application Number:
20160154112
A verified antispoofing navigation apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: a primary navigation receiver configured to provide a set of primary measurements related to positioning of a mobile platform; a supplemental navigation device configured to provide a set of supplemental measurements related to positioning of the mobile platform; an identity monitoring device configured to verify an identity of a driver of the mobile platform; and a verification and authentication…
GNSS REFERENCE FOR SUBSCRIBED PRECISIONS
Granted: June 2, 2016
Application Number:
20160154107
This application discloses a GNSS reference apparatus having a vector error generator and a reference data server. The vector error generator generates one or more sequences of keyed intentional errors made confidential with confidential error keys, and then combines the sequences to generate a sequence of reference erroneous positions. The reference data server issues GNSS position-determination reference data based on the reference erroneous positions where the keyed intentional errors…
Farm vehicle autopilot with automatic calibration, tuning and diagnostics
Granted: May 26, 2016
Application Number:
20160147225
Automatic calibration, tuning and diagnostics improve precision farming by helping farmers obtain best performance from their autopilot-guided vehicles. Automatic calibration procedures that cannot be accurately performed by human drivers, automatic autopilot tuning, and simplified diagnostics are all parts of an advanced farm vehicle autopilot system.
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTERSECTION POSITIONING
Granted: April 7, 2016
Application Number:
20160097849
A system and methods are provided for providing intersection positioning data. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting one or more objects by a device, wherein the one or more objects are detected relative to at least a portion of a roadway by an integrated radar sensor of the device, and tracking one or more detected objects by the device to determine tracking data, wherein tracking includes determining a number of detected objects, determining speed of the one or more detected…
CAMERA ON A ROVER SURVEYING SYSTEM
Granted: January 14, 2016
Application Number:
20160012590
A surveying system comprising a station and rover is used to make field measurements of a job site. The station at a first location has one or more cameras and one or more targets. The rover has one or more cameras and one or more targets. The rover is moved to a plurality of locations and images are acquired of the one or more targets of the station and/or the rover. The images are used to determine a spatial relationship between the first location and the plurality of locations.
Active Imaging Systems for Plant Growth Monitoring
Granted: December 31, 2015
Application Number:
20150379702
Active imaging systems for plant growth monitoring acquire images in which each pixel represents an absolute NDVI value obtained with active illumination.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A CARGO TRANSACTION
Granted: December 24, 2015
Application Number:
20150371185
Devices, systems, and methods for managing a cargo transaction are disclosed. By transmitting and integrating consignment data and real-time cargo status data including data collected from a GPS-enabled monitoring device to a visual cargo server, a visual cargo data is produced. The visual cargo data is contextualized by integrating with contextual data obtained from one or more contextual servers.
Implement Guidance
Granted: December 3, 2015
Application Number:
20150346728
Efficient towed implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a towing vehicle toward a path on the opposite side of a desired path, then guiding the vehicle back to the desired path. Efficient forward implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a pushing vehicle along a tractrix. A vehicle leaves a straight line along a tractrix to keep a rear implement on the line as long as possible.
Implement guidance
Granted: December 3, 2015
Application Number:
20150342110
Efficient towed implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a towing vehicle toward a path on the opposite side of a desired path, then guiding the vehicle back to the desired path. Efficient forward implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a pushing vehicle along a tractrix. A vehicle leaves a straight line along a tractrix to keep a rear implement on the line as long as possible.
MONITORING A RESPONSE OF A BRIDGE BASED ON A POSITION OF A VEHICLE CROSSING THE BRIDGE
Granted: November 26, 2015
Application Number:
20150338305
A method for performing a dynamic load test on a bridge includes providing a vehicle with an imaging device coupled to the vehicle and moving the vehicle across the bridge. While moving the vehicle across the bridge, a series of images is obtained using the imaging device. A position of the vehicle on the bridge is determined as a function of time using the series of images, and a response of the bridge is determined as a function of time as the vehicle crosses the bridge. The position…
MULTIPLE CONTENT MESSAGE BASE-ROVER ARCHITECTURE
Granted: November 26, 2015
Application Number:
20150338520
A multiple content message (MCM) base apparatus configured to generate a composite base data stream is proposed. A multiple content message (MCM) rover apparatus configured to generate a set of fast frequency baseline data is proposed.
