摘要 |
A voice-actuated machine body control apparatus for a construction machine is provided. The voice-actuated machine body control apparatus comprises speech recognition means ( 1 a) capable of speech-recognizing a voice command representative of an instruction by voice regarding a movement of a machine body ( 80 ), machine body control means ( 1 e) capable of controlling the machine body movement based on a result of the recognition by the speech recognition means ( 1 a), obstacle recognition means ( 1 b) capable of detecting the presence of an object outside the machine body which may possibly make an obstacle to the machine body movement, and avoidance means ( 1 c) capable of inhibiting, when the presence of an object outside of the machine body is detected by the obstacle recognition means ( 1 b), the machine body movement in accordance with the voice command preferentially to the control by the machine body control means ( 1 e) thereby to avoid an inappropriate movement of the machine body ( 80 ). Thus, the construction machine ( 80 ) can be operated appropriately with voice uttered by the operator while the operator does not operate an joystick, a pedal or the like and does not perform an inputting operation using a switch or the like.
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