US 11,939,748 B2
Virtual track model for a mining machine
Wesley P. Taylor, Glendale, WI (US); and Megan M. Scheppa, Brookfield, WI (US)
Assigned to JOY GLOBAL SURFACE MINING INC, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Joy Global Surface Mining Inc, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/216,198.
Prior Publication US 2022/0307236 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 3/30 (2006.01); E02F 3/52 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/265 (2013.01) [E02F 3/308 (2013.01); E02F 3/52 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for modelling tracks of a mining machine that includes a dipper, the method comprising:
moving, by an electronic processor, the dipper to a first position associated with the tracks;
determining, by the electronic processor, a first data point associated with the first position;
moving, by the electronic processor, the dipper to a second position associated with the tracks;
determining, by the electronic processor, a second data point associated with the second position; and
generating, by the electronic processor, a virtual model of the tracks by extrapolating virtual boundaries of the tracks from the first data point and the second data point.