Method and apparatus for determining the location of a work implement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5404661
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08240348

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An apparatus for determining the location of a work implement at a work site is provided. The apparatus includes an undercarriage, a car body rotatably connected to the undercarriage, a boom connected to the car body, a stick connected to the boom, a work implement connected to the stick, and a positioning system including a receiver connected to the stick and a processor for determining the location of the receiver in three dimensional space at a plurality of points as the car body is rotated and for determining the location and orientation of the work implement.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gudat, Adam J Edelstein, IL 56 5004
Henderson, Daniel E Washington, IL 24 1296
Sahm, William C Peoria, IL 8 544

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