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Granted Patent B2
US 12,091,839 · App. 17/289,489 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

System and method for work machine

Inventors: Koichi Nakazawa (Tokyo, JP); Osamu Yatsuda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,091,839
App. No.
17/289,489
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a processor and a display. A work machine includes a vehicle body and a work implement attached to the vehicle body. A camera captures a surroundings image in a traveling direction of the work machine. The processor acquires image data indicative of the surroundings image. The processor synthesizes a guide display and the surroundings image and generates an image including the surroundings image and the guide display. The display displays the image including the surroundings image and the guide display based on a signal from the processor. The system may further include the work machine and the camera.

Claims (74)

1. A system comprising:

a work machine including a vehicle body and a blade as a work implement attached to the vehicle body;

a camera that captures a surrounding image in a traveling direction of the work machine;

a display; and

a processor communicably connected to the camera and the display, the processor being configured to

acquire the surroundings image from the camera,

combine the surroundings image with a guide display that depicts an interval in a vehicle width direction of the work machine to generate an image including the surroundings image and the guide display, the guide display including a guide line that extends from a left end and a right end of the blade, and

control the display to display the image including the surroundings image and the guide display.

2. A system comprising:

a work machine including a vehicle body and a blade as a work implement attached to the vehicle body;

a camera that captures a surrounding image in a traveling direction of the work machine;

a display; and

a processor communicably connected to the camera and the display, the processor being configured to

acquire the surroundings image from the camera,

combine the surroundings image with a guide display that depicts an interval in a vehicle width direction of the work machine to generate an image including the surroundings image and the guide display, and

control the display to display the image including the surroundings image and the guide display,

the processor being further configured to

acquire attitude data indicative of an attitude of the work machine, and

display the guide display in accordance with the attitude of the work machine.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein

the attitude data includes a roll angle of the vehicle body, and

the processor is further configured to display the guide display at an angle corresponding to the roll angle.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is further configured to

acquire a position of the work implement and

display the guide display in accordance with the position of the work implement.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the guide line is a vehicle width guide line that extends in the vehicle width direction of the work machine.

6. The work machine according to claim 5 , wherein

the vehicle width guide line includes lines that extend outward of both ends of the work implement in the vehicle width direction.

7. The system according to claim 5 , wherein

the guide display includes gradations applied at predetermined intervals along the vehicle width guide line.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the guide display includes gradations applied at predetermined intervals along the vehicle width direction.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is further configured to cause the display to display the image including the surroundings image and the guide display during forward travel or during reverse travel of the work machine.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to control the display to update the image in real time as a video while the work vehicle travels in the traveling direction.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to change the guide display in accordance with whether the traveling direction is a forward direction or a reverse direction.

12. A method executed by a processor for displaying, on a display, surroundings of a work machine including a vehicle body and a blade as a work implement attached to the vehicle body, the method comprising:

acquiring a surroundings image in a traveling direction of the work machine from a camera that is communicably connected to the processor;

combining the surroundings image with a guide display that depicts an interval in a vehicle width direction of the work machine to generate an image including the surroundings image and the guide display, the guide display including a guide line that extends from a left end and a right end of the blade; and

displaying the image including the surroundings image and the guide display on the display.

13. A method executed by a processor for displaying, on a display, surroundings of a work machine including a vehicle body and a blade as a work implement attached to the vehicle body, the method comprising:

acquiring a surroundings image in a traveling direction of the work machine from a camera that is communicably connected to the processor;

combining the surroundings image with a guide display that depicts an interval in a vehicle width direction of the work machine to generate an image including the surroundings image and the guide display, the guide display including a guide line that extends from a left end and a right end of the blade;

displaying the image including the surroundings image and the guide display on the display; and

acquiring attitude data indicative of an attitude of the work machine,

the displaying of the image including displaying the guide display in accordance with the attitude of the work machine.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein

the attitude data includes a roll angle of the vehicle body, and

the displaying of the image includes displaying the guide display at an angle corresponding to the roll angle.

15. The method as in claim 12 , further comprising:

acquiring a position of the work implement,

the displaying of the image including displaying the guide display in accordance with the position of the work implement.

16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein

the guide line is a vehicle width guide line that extends in the vehicle width direction of the work machine.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein

the image including the surroundings image and the guide display is displayed on the display during forward travel or during reverse travel of the work machine.

18. A method executed by a processor for displaying, on a display, surroundings of a work machine including a vehicle body and a blade as a work implement attached to the vehicle body, the method comprising:

acquiring a surroundings image in a traveling direction of the work machine from a camera that is communicably connected to the processor;

combining the surroundings image with a guide display including a pair of lateral guide lines that extend forward or rearward from the blade at sides of the work machine to generate an image including the surroundings image and the guide display; and

displaying the image including the surroundings image and the guide display on the display during reverse travel of the work machine.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein

the pair of lateral guide lines each extend rearward from positions indicative of both ends of the blade in the vehicle width direction.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein

the guide display further includes a pair of vehicle width guide lines that extend outward in the vehicle width direction from the pair of lateral guide lines.

21. A system comprising:

a display; and

a processor communicably connected to the display, the processor being configured to

acquire a surroundings image in a traveling direction of a work machine from a camera that is communicably connected to the processor,

combine the surroundings image with a guide display that depicts an interval in a vehicle width direction of the work machine to generate an image including the surroundings image and the guide display, the guide display including a guide line that extends from a left end and a right end of a blade of the work machine, and

control the display to display the image including the surroundings image and the guide display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: NAKAZAWA, KOICHI; YATSUDA, OSAMU
To: KOMATSU LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-008904 · Jan 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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