IP Library Granted Patent US 12,006,661
Granted Patent B2
US 12,006,661 · App. 16/952,541 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Environment cognition system for construction machinery

Inventors: Heejin Lee (Incheon, KR); Dongmok Kim (Incheon, KR); Heeseung Hong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
E02F9/261G01S7/4811G01S17/89
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Patent No.
US 12,006,661
App. No.
16/952,541
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An environment cognition system for construction machinery includes a first sensor installed on an upper surface of a cabin of the construction machinery to obtain shape information on a front ground, and a second senor installed on a lower surface of a boom of the construction machinery to obtain shape information data in an excavation area. The second sensor is installed in a region that does not overlap a trajectory of a circle drawn by an end of a bucket, with the arm folded as far as possible.

Claims (9)

1. An environment cognition system for construction machinery, comprising:

a first sensor installed on an upper surface of a cabin of the construction machinery to obtain shape information on a front ground; and

a second sensor installed on a lower surface of a boom of the construction machinery to obtain shape information data in an excavation area,

wherein the second sensor is installed in a region that does not overlap a trajectory of a circle drawn by an end of a bucket, with an arm folded as far as possible,

wherein the first and second sensors comprise a LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) sensor, and

wherein in response to a thickness of the LiDAR sensor being determined, intersection points at which the trajectory crosses an installation space formed when the LiDAR sensor moves along an installation surface on which the LiDAR sensor is to be installed are determined, an interference space is obtained by finding positions of the intersection points using an equation of a secant of the circle, and an interference-free region is determined as the installation region by excluding the interference space from the installation region.

2. The environment cognition system for construction machinery of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is installed in the region close to a pin of the arm in the region.

3. The environment cognition system for construction machinery of claim 1 , further comprising:

a data processing device configured to collect and process data from the first and second sensors to provide surrounding environment data of the construction machinery.

Assignments (5)
MERGER Recorded Jul 15, 2026
From: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
To: HD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075281/0543 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 22, 2023
From: HYUNDAI DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
To: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066123/0402 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 6, 2023
From: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065794/0394 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054420 FRAME: 0902. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: LEE, HEEJIN; KIM, DONGMOK; HONG, HEESEUNG
To: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054959/0961 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2020
From: LEE, HEEJIN; KIM, DONGMOK; HONG, HEESEUNG
To: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054420/0902 →