IP Library Granted Patent US 10,968,607
Granted Patent B2
US 10,968,607 · App. 15/574,951 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Calibration device of work machine, work machine, and calibration method of work machine

Inventors: Tsutomu Iwamura (Yokohama, JP); Masanobu Seki (Fujisawa, JP); Masashi Ichihara (Hiratsuka, JP); Kenjiro Shimada (Komatsu, JP); Satoru Shintani (Hirakata, JP); Yuki Shimano (Suita, JP); Eiji Ishibashi (Komatsu, JP)
Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,968,607
App. No.
15/574,951
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

When correcting an error caused by deviation of an attitude detection device with respect to a work machine including a swing body which swings, a working implement being attached to the swing body, the attitude detection device outputting an attitude of the work machine, the error is corrected by using a first position which is a position of a part of the work machine when the work machine is in a first attitude and a second position which is a position of the part when the work machine is in a second attitude.

Claims (22)

1. A calibration device of a work machine that includes a swing body which swings and a working implement being attached to the swing body, the calibration device comprising:

a processing unit configured to obtain an attitude measurement of an attitude of the work machine which is detected by an attitude detection device and configured to correct a measurement error in the attitude measurement of the attitude detection device to obtain a corrected attitude measurement, the error being caused by deviation of the attitude detection device with respect to the work machine and corrected by using a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is a position of a part of the work machine when the work machine is in a first attitude that the work machine is in a predetermined inclined state and the second position is a position of the part when the work machine is in a second attitude that the work machine is in an inclined state, the second attitude being different from the first attitude.

2. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 1 ,

wherein the position of the part includes a position of a part of the working implement,

the first position includes a position when the work machine is installed on an inclined surface and the swing body faces in a first direction, and

the second position includes a position when the work machine is installed on the inclined surface and the swing body faces in a second direction.

3. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 2 , wherein the first position and the second position include positions when a pitch angle output by the attitude detection device is 0 degree.

4. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein the position of the part includes a position of a part of the working implement included in the work machine.

5. A calibration device of a work machine that includes a swing body which swings and a working implement being attached to the swing body, the calibration device comprising:

a processing unit configured to obtain an attitude measurement of an attitude of the work machine which is detected by an attitude detection device and configured to correct a measurement error in the attitude measurement of the attitude detection device to obtain a corrected attitude measurement, the error being caused by deviation of the attitude detection device with respect to the work machine and corrected by using a first position and a second position,

wherein the first position is a position of a part of the work machine when the work machine is in a first attitude and the second position is a position of the part when the work machine is in a second attitude,

wherein the first position and the second position include positions of the part obtained by using a position other than the work machine as a standard, the positions being obtained by using information regarding the attitude of the work machine output from the attitude detection device.

6. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 5 , wherein the calibration device is configured to repeat recalculation of the first position and the second position while correcting a parameter for correcting the information regarding the attitude of the work machine to correct the error by using the parameter when the difference between the first position and the second position becomes equal to or smaller than a threshold.

7. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 6 , wherein the information regarding the attitude of the work machine includes a pitch angle and a roll angle output by the attitude detection device.

8. A work machine including the calibration device of the work machine according to claim 1 .

9. A calibration method of a work machine comprising:

obtaining an attitude measurement of an attitude of the work machine which is detected by an attitude detection device;

obtaining a first position which is a position of a part of a work machine when the work machine is in a first attitude that the work machine is in a predetermined inclined state, the work machine including a swing body which swings, a working implement being attached to the swing body;

obtaining a second position which is a position of the part when the work machine is in a second attitude that the work machine is in an inclined state, the second attitude being different from the first attitude; and

correcting a measurement error in the attitude measurement of the attitude detection device to obtain a corrected attitude measurement, the error being caused by deviation of the attitude detection device with respect to the work machine and corrected by using the first position and the second position.

10. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein the deviation comprises a deviation of the attitude detection device, as installed on the work machine, in yaw angle with respect to a longitudinal direction of the work machine.

11. The calibration device of the work machine according to claim 1 , wherein the attitude measurement, which is detected by the attitude detection device, comprises a roll angle, pitch angle or yaw angle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2017
From: IWAMURA, TSUTOMU; SEKI, MASANOBU; ICHIHARA, MASASHI; SHIMADA, KENJIRO; SHINTANI, SATORU; SHIMANO, YUKI; ISHIBASHI, EIJI
To: KOMATSU LTD.
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