US Patent Issued to Oshkosh on May 6 for "Elevation based machine localization" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,918, issued on May 6, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Elevation based machine localization" was invented by Korry D. Kobel (Oshkosh, Wis.), Fredric L. Yutzy (Oshkosh, Wis.), Dan Adamson (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Stefan Eshleman (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine localization system includes a work machine including a chassis and an extendable implement, a first pressure sensor coupled to the work machine, a second pressure sensor located at a known elevation, and a computing system operably coupled to the work machine, the first pressure sensor, and the second pressure sensor. The computing system is co...