Patent ID: 9204106
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B60P,B60R,G01G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A periphery monitoring and load displaying device for a dump truck that is a large work vehicle used in mining, the dump truck having at least a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel, and a right rear wheel, the periphery monitoring and load displaying device comprising: a plurality of cameras configured to be installed on the dump truck such that the cameras capture images covering an entire 360-degree periphery of the dump truck; a detector configured to detect a load of the dump truck and generate load data corresponding to the detected load; a controller arranged to receive the captured images from the cameras and the load data from the detector, the controller being configured to combine the captured images to produce a bird's eye image that includes the dump truck, the front and rear wheels of the dump truck, and the entire 360-degree periphery of the dump truck; a display component configured to display the bird's-eye image including an image of the dump truck and the wheels of the dump truck; and the controller being configured to generate a simulated cargo image based on the load data and display the simulated cargo image over a portion of the bird's eye image disposed between the rear wheels of the dump truck, the controller being configured to switch a size of the simulated cargo image based on a size of the detected load.