Review Article

A Review on Mechanical and Hydraulic System Modeling of Excavator Manipulator System

Table 1

Example of rule script for truck loading [6].

SituationCommand

Joint 1: swing() When digging finishes, wait
() If  , swing to truck
() If  , swing to dig
() If  , stop and execute digN/A

Joint 2: boom() When digging finishes, raise
() If  , lower to dig

Joint 3: stick() When digging finishes, wait
() If  , move to spill point
() If  , move to dump point
() If  , move to dig

Joint 4: bucket() When digging finishes, curl
() If   and  , open
() If  , move to dig