Drone systems and methods for assisting a crane operator

    公开(公告)号:US11939194B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US18109993

    申请日:2023-02-15

    IPC分类号: B66C13/16 B66C13/46

    CPC分类号: B66C13/16 B66C13/46

    摘要: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location. Real-time images of the construction site, including indications of the next building material object to be hoisted and/or a path between the object's initial and final locations, can be generated to guarantee that the crane operator hoists the expected object to the expected location.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING A PATH
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240279033A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18591735

    申请日:2024-02-29

    IPC分类号: B66C13/16 B66C13/46

    CPC分类号: B66C13/16 B66C13/46

    摘要: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location. Real-time images of the construction site, including indications of the next building material object to be hoisted and/or a path between the object's initial and final locations, can be generated to guarantee that the crane operator hoists the expected object to the expected location.