Construction machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018282977-A1
Application number	US-201715846292-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2017
Publication date	Oct 4, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

When a work implement is actuated in such a manner that a work point is located at each of a plurality of positions on a datum line, a first work point position computing section calculates a position of the work point at each of the plurality of positions. A calibration value computing section calculates calibration values of angle conversion parameters (αbm, βbm, αam, βam, αbk, βbk), dimension parameters (Lbm, Lam, Lbk), and line parameters (tilt tan θ, intercept Zline) using the fact that the positions of the work point at each of the plurality of positions calculated by the first work point position computing section can satisfy a linear equation indicating a datum line. A parameter update section reflects the calibration values calculated by the calibration value computing section in computation by a corresponding computing section that is one of the angle computing section and the first work point position computing section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A construction machine comprising:
a vehicle main body; a multijoint type work implement that is attached to the vehicle main body and configured with a plurality of front implement members; a plurality of angle sensors that detect angles of the plurality of front implement members respectively; and a controller, the controller including: an angle computing section that calculates angles of the plurality of front implement members on the basis of output signals from the plurality of angle sensors and angle conversion parameters; and a first work point position computing section that calculates a position of a work point arbitrarily set on the work implement on an operation plane of the work implement on the basis of the angles of the plurality of front implement members calculated by the angle computing section and dimension parameters of the plurality of front implement members, wherein: when the work implement is actuated in such a manner that the work point is located at each of a plurality of positions on a linear datum line set on the operation plane, the first work point position computing section calculates a position of the work point at each of the plurality of positions; and the controller includes: a calibration value computing section that calculates calibration values of the angle conversion parameters, the dimension parameters, and a parameter of the datum line on the basis of the positions of the work point at each of the plurality of positions calculated by the first work point position computing section; and a parameter update section that reflects the calibration values calculated by the calibration value computing section in computation by a corresponding computing section that is one of the angle computing section and the first work point position computing section.

2 . The construction machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation plane is defined as an XZ plane, the first work point position computing section calculates first X coordinate values and first Z coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions on the datum line when the work implement is actuated in such a manner that the work point is located at each of the plurality of positions on the datum line, the controller further includes a second work point position computing section that calculates second Z coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions by inputting the first X coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions calculated by the first work point position computing section into an equation indicating the datum line, and the calibration value computing section calculates the calibration values of the angle conversion parameters, the dimension parameters, and the parameter of the datum line in such a manner that an evaluation value indicating a dissociation degree between the first Z coordinate values and the second Z coordinate values at a same position among the plurality of positions is minimized.

3 . The construction machine according to claim 2 , further comprising
a tilt angle sensor that calculates a tilt angle of the vehicle main body with respect to a horizontal plane, wherein: the second work point position computing section sets a difference between a gradient of the datum line with respect to the horizontal plane and the tilt angle as a tilt of the datum line, and calculates the second Z coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions from the equation indicating the datum line the tilt of which is set and from the first X coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions calculated by the first work point position computing section, the calibration value computing section calculates the calibration values of the angle conversion parameters and an intercept of the datum line in such a manner that the evaluation value for the first Z coordinate values and the second Z coordinate values at the same position among the plurality of positions is minimized, and the parameter update section reflects the calibration values of the angle parameters calculated by the calibration value computing section in computation by the angle computing section.

4 . The construction machine according to claim 2 , further comprising
a datum line creation device that is attached to the construction machine and creates a datum line having a predetermined gradient with respect to a horizontal plane as the datum line, wherein the second work point position computing section sets the predetermined gradient as a tilt of the datum line, and calculates the second Z coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions from the equation indicating the datum line the tilt of which is set and from the first X coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions calculated by the first work point position computing section, the calibration value computing section calculates the calibration values of the angle conversion parameters in such a manner that the evaluation value for the first Z coordinate values and the second Z coordinate values at the same position among the plurality of positions is minimized, and the parameter update section reflects the calibration values of the angle parameters calculated by the calibration value computing section in computation by the angle computing section.

5 . The construction machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the second work point position computing section calculates the second Z coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions from the first X coordinate values of the work point at each of the plurality of positions calculated by the first work point position computing section and from the equation indicating the datum line, the calibration value computing section calculates calibration values of an angle conversion parameter and a dimension parameter of a tip end front implement member located at a tip end among the plurality of front implement members, and a tilt and an intercept of the datum line in such a manner that the evaluation value for the first Z coordinate values and the second Z coordinate values at the same position among the plurality of positions is minimized, and the parameter update section reflects the calibration values of the angle parameter and the dimension parameter of the tip end front implement member calculated by the calibration value computing section in computation by the angle computing section and the first work point position computing section.

6 . The construction machine according to claim 1 , further comprising
a display device that displays output values from the plurality of angle sensors in all cases of actuating the work implement in such a manner that the work point is located at each of the plurality of positions on the datum line.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• HIROMATSU Kohei
• Izumi Shiho
• Kanari Yasuhiko
• SAKAI Daito

Classifications

• E02F3/436 Primary

  for keeping the dipper in the horizontal position, e.g. self-levelling · CPC title

• E02F9/20

  Drives; Control devices (gearings in general F16H; controlling in general G05; electric multi-motor drives H02K, H02P) · CPC title

• E02F3/32

  working downwardly and towards the machine, e.g. with backhoes · CPC title

• E02F3/435

  for dipper-arms, backhoes or the like · CPC title

• E02F9/264 Primary

  Sensors and their calibration for indicating the position of the work tool · CPC title