Performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9481983
APP PUB NO 20130275035A1
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13911922

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Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for performing non-contact based determination of the position of an implement. In one embodiment, the method includes using a non-contact based measurement system to determine a first measurement comprising the position of the implement relative to a mobile machine coupled with the implement, determining a second measurement comprising the geographic position of the mobile machine and determining the geographic position of the implement using the first measurement and the second measurement.

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CATERPILLAR TRIMBLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLCDAYTON OH 45424

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Jackson, Philip Governors Bay, NZ 46 566
Nichols, Mark Christchurch, NZ 52 1614
Taylor, Arthur James Boulder, US 5 81

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