Title:
OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE FOR WORK MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/125523
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an obstacle detection device for a work machine, with which obstacles approaching the vehicle can be detected reliably regardless of the speed of the vehicle. This obstacle detection device (10) for a dump truck (1) detects obstacles approaching the vehicle, and is equipped with: a periphery monitoring unit (11) that detects obstacles around the vehicle and monitors the periphery of the vehicle; a remote monitoring unit (12) that detects obstacles at a position farther away from the vehicle than the detection range of the periphery monitoring unit (11), and monitors an area at a distance from the vehicle; and a monitoring switching unit (13) that switches between monitoring by means of the periphery monitoring unit (11) and monitoring by means of the remote monitoring unit (12), in accordance with the speed of the vehicle.
Inventors:
UOTSU SHINICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2015/050961
Publication Date:
August 27, 2015
Filing Date:
January 15, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (JP)
International Classes:
H04N7/18; B60R21/00; G01S13/931; G08G1/16
Foreign References:
| JP2012256113A | 2012-12-27 | |||
| JP2012227699A | 2012-11-15 | |||
| JP2011009823A | 2011-01-13 | |||
| JP2012074929A | 2012-04-12 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3110146A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
The Patent Body Corporate TAKEWA INTERNATIONAL PATENT OFFICE (JP)
Patent business corporation Takekazu international patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Takekazu international patent firm (JP)
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