Method of determining the orientation of a machine

摘要

A method of determining the orientation of a robotic machine at a worksite contemplates providing a target on the machine, moving the target to a first position on said machine, determining the location of the first position in the worksite, moving the target to a second position on said machine, and determining location of the second position in the worksite. The first and second positions are known with respect to the machine. Finally, a vector between the first and second locations defines the orientation of the machine with respect to the worksite. The target may be moved to additional positions on the machine.

主权项

1. A method of determining the orientation of a robotic machine at a worksite, comprising:
providing a target on said machine, moving said target to a first position on said machine, determining the location of said first position in said worksite, moving said target to a second position on said machine, determining the location of said second position in said worksite, said first and second positions being known with respect to said machine, and defining a vector therebetween of a known orientation with respect to said machine, and determining the orientation of said vector with respect to said worksite, wherein said moving of said target to said first position and said moving of said target to said second position are performed by a processor associated with said machine.