Patent ID: 9222237
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. An earthmoving machine comprising a machine chassis, a translational chassis drive, a translational chassis movement indicator, an earthmoving implement, an implement inclinometer, an implement state estimator, and implement control architecture, wherein: the earthmoving implement is coupled to the machine chassis such that translational movement imparted to the machine chassis by the translational chassis drive is also imparted to the earthmoving implement; the earthmoving implement is configured for rotational movement in one or more target degrees of rotational freedom; the translational chassis movement indicator provides a measurement indicative of movement of the machine chassis in one or more translational degrees of freedom; the implement inclinometer comprises the implement state estimator executes a fusion algorithm that generates an implement state estimate I the implement state estimator executes the fusion algorithm as a further function of a translational noise signal N  where W represents one or more weighting factors that represent the translational noise signal N the implement control architecture utilizes the implement state estimate I