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

Claim 0:
1. A method for positioning a hinged vehicle including a primary part and a secondary part coupled to the primary part at a project site, comprising:
receiving, by a pose estimation control system from an image capturing device, digital image data representing one or more features of the secondary part;
performing, by the pose estimation control system, 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;
identifying, by the pose estimation control system, 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;
calculating, by the pose estimation control system, a current position of the secondary part based on the angle of the at least a portion of the secondary part;
calculating, by the pose estimation control system, 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;
determining, by the pose estimation control system, that the positional difference is greater than a threshold; and thereafter
initiating, by the pose estimation control system, a change in position so that the secondary part is positioned on the correct position.