摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (702, 704, 706, 708, 802, 804, 806, 904, 906, 908, 910, 912) for determining the location of a work implement (102) at a work site is provided. The appartus (702, 704, 706, 708, 802, 804, 806, 904, 906, 908, 910, 912) includes an undercarriage (116), a car body (106) rotatably connected to the undercarriage (116), a boom (104) connected to the car body (106), a stick (110) connected to the boom (104), a work implement (108) connected to the stick (110), and a positioning system (802, 804, 806) including a receiver (202) connected to the stick (110) and a processor (704, 810, 818, 824) for determining the location of the receiver (202) in three dimensional space at a plurality of points as the car body (106) is rotated and for determining the location and orientation of the work implement (108).</p> |