IP Library Granted Patent US 12,584,290
Granted Patent B2
US 12,584,290 · App. 18/703,759 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

System for controlling work machine, method, and work machine

Inventors: Shoya Kimura (Tokyo, JP); Takehiro Shibata (Tokyo, JP); Takatoshi Matsui (Tokyo, JP); Tomoki Hirayama (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Yamagoe (Tokyo, JP); Ryohei Kikuzawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
E02F9/2025E02F9/18E02F9/2004E02F9/26
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Patent No.
US 12,584,290
App. No.
18/703,759
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work machine includes a plurality of constituent portions including a first portion. A system for the work machine includes a storage device, an input device, and a controller. The storage device stores center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions. The input device receives input of a first parameter for determining the center of gravity position of the first portion. The controller calculates a center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions. The controller sets the center of gravity position of the first portion by using the first parameter when the first parameter is inputted with the input device. The controller sets the center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions that include the set center of gravity position of the first portion.

Claims (80)

1 . A system for a work machine including a plurality of constituent portions including a first portion, the system comprising:

a storage device that stores center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions;

an input device that receives input of a first parameter for determining the center of gravity position of the first portion;

a display; and

a controller configured to

calculate a center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions,

set the center of gravity position of the first portion by using the first parameter when the first parameter is inputted with the input device,

set the center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions that include the set center of gravity position of the first portion,

assess whether there exists a possibility of the work machine overturning based on the center of gravity position of the entire work machine, and

control the display to display a warning indicating the possibility of the work machine overturning in response to a result of the assessment,

the warning including an image of the work machine surrounded by a plurality of marks, at least one of the plurality of marks being displayed in a different color than others of the plurality of marks to indicate a direction in which the possibility of the work machine overturning exists.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage device stores a plurality of types of the first portion and specification data that includes a dimension and a mass of the first portion corresponding to each of the plurality of types, and

the first parameter is selected from the plurality of types of the first portion.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first parameter includes a dimension and a mass of the first portion.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first parameter includes the center of gravity position of the first portion.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of constituent portions further include a second portion,

the input device receives input of a second parameter for determining a center of gravity position of the second portion, and

the controller is configured to

set the center of gravity position of the second portion by using the second parameter when the second parameter is inputted with the input device, and

set the center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions that include the set center of gravity position of the second portion.

6 . The display system according to claim 5 , wherein

the storage device stores a plurality of types of the second portion and specification data that includes a dimension and a mass of the second portion corresponding to each of the plurality of types, and

the second parameter is selected from the plurality of types of the second portion.

7 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein

the second parameter includes a dimension and a mass of the second portion.

8 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein

the second parameter includes the center of gravity position of the second portion.

9 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display, the controller being configured to cause the display to display an input field for the first parameter.

10 . The system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a display, the controller being configured to cause the display to display an input field for the second parameter.

11 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the work machine includes

a vehicle body, and

a work implement that includes a replaceable attachment, the work implement being movable with respect to the vehicle body, and

the first portion is the attachment.

12 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the work machine includes a rotating body that includes a counterweight,

the first portion is the rotating body, and

the first parameter indicates a type of the counterweight and a dimension and a mass of the counterweight.

13 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the work machine includes a traveling body that includes a crawler belt,

the first portion is the traveling body, and

the first parameter indicates a type of the crawler belt and a dimension and a mass of the crawler belt.

14 . The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the first portion is the attachment, the attachment being replaceable with respect to the work implement.

15 . The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the first portion is the rotating body, and

the first parameter indicates a type of the counterweight and a dimension and a mass of the counterweight.

16 . The work machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the first portion is the traveling body, and

the first parameter indicates a type of the crawler belt and a dimension and a mass of the crawler belt.

17 . A method for controlling a work machine including a plurality of constituent portions including a first portion, the method comprising:

acquiring center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions;

calculating a center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions;

receiving input of a first parameter for determining a center of gravity position of the first portion via an input device;

setting the center of gravity position of the first portion by using a first parameter when the first parameter is inputted with the input device;

setting the center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions that include the set center of gravity position of the first portion;

assessing whether there exists a possibility of the work machine overturning based on the center of gravity position of the entire work machine; and

controlling the display to display a warning indicating the possibility of the work machine overturning in response to a result of the assessment,

the warning including an image of the work machine surrounded by a plurality of marks, at least one of the plurality of marks being displayed in a different color than others of the plurality of marks to indicate a direction in which the possibility of the work machine overturning exists.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein

the plurality of constituent portions further include a second portion,

the input device receives input of a second parameter for determining a center of gravity position of the second portion, and

the method further comprises:

setting the center of gravity position of the second portion by using the second parameter when the second parameter is inputted with the input device; and

setting the center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions that include the set center of gravity position of the second portion.

19 . A work machine comprising:

a vehicle body;

a plurality of constituent portions of the work machine that include a first portion, the first portion being an attachment of a work implement that is movable with respect to the vehicle body, a rotating body of the vehicle body that includes a counterweight of the work machine, or a traveling body that includes a crawler belt;

a storage device that stores center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions;

an input device that receives input of a first parameter for determining a center of gravity position of the first portion; and

a controller configured to

calculate a center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions,

set the center of gravity position of the first portion by using the first parameter when the first parameter is inputted with the input device, and

set the center of gravity position of the entire work machine based on the center of gravity positions of the plurality of constituent portions that include the set center of gravity position of the first portion.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER FROM 16703759 TO 18703759. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67198 FRAME 458. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NEW ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 21, 2025
From: KIMURA, SHOYA; SHIBATA, TAKEHIRO; MATSUI, TAKATOSHI; HIRAYAMA, TOMOKI; YAMAGOE, YOSUKE; KIKUZAWA, RYOHEI
To: KOMATSU LTD.
Reel/Frame 071342/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2024
From: KIMURA, SHOYA; SHIBATA, TAKEHIRO; MATSUI, TAKATOSHI; HIRAYAMA, TOMOKI; YAMAGOE, YOSUKE; KIKUZAWA, RYOHEI
To: KOMATSU LTD.
Reel/Frame 067198/0458 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-194901 · Nov 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250230630A1 · Jul 17, 2025
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