Patent ID: 11875533
Assignee: TRIMBLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A system for positioning a hinged vehicle including a primary part and a secondary part coupled to the primary part at a project site, the system comprising:
an image capturing device mounted on the primary component;
memory configured to store data;
a control interface for displaying information to a user; and
a pose estimation control module formed of one or more processors coupled to the image capturing device, the memory, and the control interface, the pose estimation control module being configured to:
receive, by the pose estimation control module from an image capturing device, digital image data representing one or more features of the secondary part;
perform, by the pose estimation control module, image analysis on the digital image data to identify a characteristic of the secondary part and positions of the one or more features of the secondary part;
identify, by the pose estimation control module, an angle of at least a portion of the secondary part based on the characteristic of the secondary part and the positions of the one or more features of the secondary part;
calculate, by the pose estimation control module, a current position of the secondary part based on the angle of the at least a portion of the secondary part;
calculate, by the pose estimation control module, a positional difference between a correct position at the project site for the secondary part and the current position of the secondary part at the project site, wherein the positional difference is a vector;
determine, by the pose estimation control module, that the positional difference is greater than a threshold; and thereafter
initiate, by the pose estimation control module, a change in position so that the secondary part is positioned on the correct position.