Abstract: A composite yarn (100) comprising at least two single elastic filaments (101) and plurality of inelastic elements (103), wherein: said inelastic elements (103) comprise a plurality of inelastic filaments and/or a bundle of inelastic filaments; said single elastic filaments (101) and said inelastic filaments (103) are connected to each other by intermingling.

Abstract: A fabric or lattice for locating a damage, including a puncture, includes one or more layers and a continuity tester. Each of the layers includes conductive filaments and insulating filaments. The conductive filaments are spaced apart within each layer of the fabric. The insulating filaments are distributed across the conductive filaments within each layer of the fabric. The insulating filaments adhere the conductive filaments together to form each layer of the fabric, yet separate the conductive filaments and electrically insulate the conductive filaments from each other. The continuity tester checks for an electrical continuity through each of the conductive filaments of each of the layers. The continuity tester identifies any one or ones of the conductive filaments exhibiting a loss of the electrical continuity due to the damage.

Abstract: An example softgood includes a fabric constructed using a knit pattern, and the fabric being configured to elongate along an axis. The fabric is configured to give up its mechanical slack that exists as a result of the knit pattern, whereby giving up the mechanical slack causes the fabric to be extended up to a length along the axis. The fabric is also configured to resist stretching to a longer length after the fabric has been extended up to the length along the first axis. The resistance to stretching is provided by fibers of the fabric, and a tension force required to overcome the resistance to stretching the fabric is greater than a force required to cause the fabric to give up its mechanical slack. The example softgood also includes an embedded conductive trace configured to have a maximum operating length that is at least equal to the length.

Abstract: Stitch-pressing components, knitting machines with stitch-pressing components, and methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same. The stitch-pressing components herein can be configured to replace a yarn-feeder that is mounted on a rail of a knitting machine. This allows the stitch-pressing component to be shifted along the rail, and shifted between a raised position and a lowered position like the yarn-feeder, so that the stitch-pressing component can be used to press on yarn that is inlaid to form part of a knitted structure. The stitch-pressing components herein can be implemented in knitting machines to facilitate different stitch-pressing processes with limited cost, complexity, and modification to existing knitting machines.

Abstract: A seamless elastic strap with forked structures and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, the elastic strap includes an upper layer fabric strap formed by interweaving an upper layer warp, an upper layer wrapped warp, and an upper layer weft and a lower layer fabric strap formed by interweaving a lower layer warp, a lower layer wrapped warp, and a lower layer weft. By changing the interweaving position of the upper and lower wrapped warps with the upper and lower wefts, a structure consisting of several forking parts and merging parts arranged at intervals on one elastic strap is achieved. It uses the staggered hot-cutting method to make the ends of both ends of the upper and lower fabric straps misaligned. It uses the ultrasonic welding method to form a loop fabric strap. It has the advantage of using adhesive pressing or ultrasonic welding to make seamless marks.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising aligned fibers of electrospun PNIPAAm and poly (?-caprolactone) (PCL) (denoted PNIPAAm/PCL fibers). The PNIPAAm/PCL compositions enable enhanced growth and detachment of intact anisotropic cell sheets. The compositions do not require chemical modification or resource-intensive techniques, thus saving time and expense, and have the potential to generate tissue-specific, aligned cell sheets for transplant studies.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shaped soft goods article that is unitary non-woven material having at least one three-dimensional shape. The article includes a first region substantially formed of a first formula and a second region substantially formed of a second formula. Between the first and second regions, there is an intermingling region that includes at least some of the first formula and the second formula. The first and second formulas are both comprised of at least one type of natural or synthetic fibers and at least one of crosslinkers, natural and/or synthetic adhesives, biobased and/or synthetic thermoplastics, including nanocellulose, and/or latex; however, the first and second formulas differ in at least one characteristic. An intermingling region exists where the first region (and first formula) intermingle with the second region (and second formula) meet.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing an in-tool carbonization process including exotherm control on a fibrous preform includes one or more temperature control channels disposed in a heat treatment tooling fixture. A fluid may be moved through the temperature control channel(s) for controlling a temperature of the fibrous preform as the fibrous preform is heated during carbonization. A fluid source, a valve arrangement, and one or more heaters can be controlled for regulating a temperature and/or flow rate of fluid through the temperature control channel(s). In this manner, the fibrous preform may be uniformly brought to an exotherm temperature range such that shrinking of the fibrous preform occurs simultaneously and uniformly throughout the fibrous preform. The temperature control channels can be grouped by geographic location for zoned temperature control. The carbonization process can be performed using a single composite fixture or using both metallic and composite fixtures.

Abstract: A washing machine having a drying function. The present washing machine includes: a main body; a tub arrangeable inside the main body; a drum rotatable inside the tub; and a drying device, arrangeable above the tub, and including an evaporator and a condenser to remove moisture from air discharged from the tub and to supply heated air to the tub. The drying device includes: a housing to accommodate the evaporator and the condenser; and a holder member formed to protrude from the housing and be connectable to an external equipment.

Abstract: A combined washer and dryer includes: a cabinet; a tub with a front opening at the laundry inlet and a rear opening; a drum; and a drying device arranged above the tub and configured to supply heated air toward the front opening. The drying device includes: a heat exchanger; a compressor; an inlet flow duct to guide air flowing in through the rear opening toward the heat exchanger; a supply flow duct to guide the air passing through the heat exchanger to be discharged forward; and a blowing fan configured to supply the air discharged from the supply flow duct to the front opening. In addition, the combined washer and dryer may further include: a ventilation hole at a rear surface of the cabinet corresponding to a position where the drying device is disposed; and a cooling fan disposed in the ventilation hole and supplying outside air to the compressor.

Abstract: A laundry appliance or method for the same may provide for or include detecting a load attribute for a load of articles at the laundry appliance. The method may also include initiating a laundry cycle at the laundry appliance for the load of articles. The method may further include directing a load signal corresponding to the detected load attribute to the secondary appliance and initiating a secondary operation at the secondary appliance in a predefined region based on the load signal during the laundry cycle.

Abstract: A laundry appliance having a front panel with a single handle recess for multiple drawers is provided. The appliance includes a drawer assembly adjacent to a control panel on a cabinet. Two drawers are vertically stacked, each forming a vertical edge. A third drawer is positioned between the stacked drawers and the control panel and forms a third vertical edge spaced apart from the first and second vertical edges. The first, second, and third vertical edges define a common recessed handle area for manipulating the first, second, and third drawers.

Abstract: The present application relates to an interface comprising: an encoder including a stationary unit, a rotary unit which is rotatably coupled to the stationary unit, and a signal generation unit which is connected to a first circuit board and generates an electrical signal when the rotary unit is rotated; an actuator including a shaft which is fixed to the rotary unit, a handle which is fixed to the shaft and to which a force required for rotation of the shaft is input, an accommodation space which is provided in the handle to have a larger cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the shaft, and a handle through-hole which passes through one surface of the handle so as to allow the accommodation space to communicate with the outside; and a display unit including a fastening body which passes through the shaft and is fixed to the stationary unit, an accommodation body which is fastened to the fastening body and is positioned in the accommodation space, and a display which is fixed onto a side of th

Abstract: A double-tub laundry device includes a first tub assembly, a second tub assembly, a first valve assembly, a second valve assembly, a first fan, and a second fan. The first valve assembly includes a first blocking mechanism and a first valve casing having a first air inlet chamber and a first air outlet chamber; the first blocking mechanism is configured to block both a first air inlet pipe and a first air outlet pipe from the outside; the second valve assembly includes a second blocking mechanism and a second valve casing having a second air inlet chamber and a second air outlet chamber; and the second blocking mechanism is configured to block both a second air inlet pipe and a second air outlet pipe from the outside. Embodiments achieve partitioned washing of the double-tub drum washing machine and independent air drying of each tub assembly.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a first treating apparatus including a first front panel disposed at a front side of the first treating apparatus, a plurality of first side panels disposed at both lateral sides of the first treating apparatus, and a first drum configured to receive laundry, and a second treating apparatus that is disposed below the first treating apparatus to support the first treating apparatus and that includes a second front panel disposed at a front side of the second treating apparatus, a plurality of second side panels disposed at both lateral sides of the second treating apparatus, and a second drum configured to receive the laundry. The second treating apparatus includes an upper frame that is disposed at a rear side of the second front panel and that is coupled to the first treating apparatus through an insulating connection member made of an electrically insulating material.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a first treating apparatus including a first front panel disposed at a front side of the first treating apparatus, a plurality of first side panels disposed at both lateral sides of the first treating apparatus, and a first drum configured to receive laundry, and a second treating apparatus that is disposed below the first treating apparatus to support the first treating apparatus and that includes a second front panel disposed at a front side of the second treating apparatus, a plurality of second side panels disposed at both lateral sides of the second treating apparatus, and a second drum configured to receive the laundry. The second treating apparatus includes an upper frame that is disposed at a rear side of the second front panel and that is coupled to the first treating apparatus through an insulating connection member made of an electrically insulating material.

Abstract: A laundry appliance including an appliance housing, a tub positioned inside the appliance housing, a drum rotatably supported within the tub, and a drying system that recirculates drying air through a molecular sieve. The molecular sieve has a porous membrane that is arranged along a drying air recirculation path. The laundry appliance also includes an ejector with an inlet, a venturi nozzle, an outlet, and a suction port that is arranged in fluid communication with the molecular sieve. The suction port of the ejector is configured to pull water vapor in the drying air recirculation path through the porous membrane of the molecular sieve when a motive fluid is passed through the ejector from the inlet, through the venturi nozzle, to the outlet such that the drying air exiting the molecular sieve is less humid than the drying air entering the molecular sieve.

Abstract: A clothes treatment apparatus includes: a first chamber in which clothes are accommodated; a support part which is provided in the first chamber and in which the clothes are held; a driving unit for making the support part reciprocate along the width direction of the first chamber; a circulation duct for drawing air out from inside the first chamber and then resupplying the air into the first chamber; a heat exchange part for sequentially dehumidifying and heating the air that has flowed into the circulation duct; a fan provided inside the circulation duct; a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture into the first chamber; a sensing unit for measuring at least one among the concentration of dust and the concentration of odor particles contained in the air in the first chamber; and a display unit on which information is displayed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for attaching large articles of bedding such as bed sheets, blankets, duvet covers, comforters, and quilts, as well as other machine-washable large items such as sleeping bags, tablecloths, shower curtains, and shower curtain liners, in order to prevent or greatly reduce said articles from twisting, tangling, balling and/or wadding either independently or with each other in either or both the automatic washing machine or automatic clothes dryer. Exemplary fabric securing devices include a rigid base having keyholes and slit-holes, and flexible straps or tongues having a hollow post to engage a base keyhole and a crescent-shaped beveled edge to engage a base slit-hole.

Abstract: There is provided a fabric element (20) comprising a TiO2 additive, the fabric element (20) including a mark (22) formed in or on a surface of the fabric element (20), wherein the mark (22) includes a higher titanium oxide than TiO2.

Abstract: A method of ring dyeing a yarn includes the steps of providing a cellulosic yarn chosen from the group consisting of open-end yarns and ring yarns. The yarn is immersed in only one sulfur dye box, the sulfur dye box having a sulfur concentration of 1 to 50 grams/liter. The yarn is skyed for less than 30 seconds after removal from the sulfur dye box. The yarn is rinsed in water after skying. The yarn is dyed in an indigo dye bath, with the indigo dye bath maintained at a pH of 10.8 and 12.8. The yarn is skyed after removal from the indigo dye box.

Abstract: A method of ring dyeing a yarn comprises a series of steps, including providing a yarn chosen from the group consisting of open-end yarns and ring yarns. The yarn is immersed for between 7 to 40 seconds in a caustic bath having a caustic concentration of 50 to 175 g/l. The yarn is skyed after removal from the caustic bath. The yarn is rinsed in water after skying. The yarn is chosen from one of open-end yarn and ring yarn and is dyed in only one sulfur dye box when the yarn is open-end yarn and ring yarn or is dyed at least one indigo dye box when the yarn is open-end yarn. The yarn is washed in water after the dyeing step and thereafter the dyed yarn is dried.

Abstract: The invention provides a steel cord, the steel cord comprises two or more steel filaments, at least one of the steel filaments has a twist pitch of 6 mm to 40 mm, each of the steel filaments has a tip rise of less than 5 mm with a gauge length of 200 mm after being unravelled out of the steel cord. The invention steel cord has an improved straightness with reduced steel filament fracture risk.

Abstract: A refining member for a pulp refiner comprising a refining body with a refining surface comprising refiner bars separated by refiner grooves and teeth. Each of the refiner bars extend from a radially inward position on the refining surface to a first radially outward position on the refining surface, and the teeth extend to a second radially outward position on the refining surface. The second radially outward position is nearer to an outermost part of the refining body than the first radially outward position. The refiner bars are adapted to refine wood fibers, and the teeth are adapted to break up fiber bundles.

Abstract: Rollers that transport a sheet while heating the sheet, and a separating unit that includes a separating plate and a supporting portion are included. The separating plate has a leading end portion that comes into contact with a second roller of the rollers. The supporting portion supports the separating plate. The separating plate is provided with a slit that absorbs bending due to a thermal expansion difference between the separating plate and the supporting portion.

Abstract: A sheet manufacturing device includes: a heating section that heats a web containing fibers; and a hood section that is arranged above the heating section and collects water vapor generated from the web, in which the hood section includes a collection section that holds water droplets generated on an inner surface of the hood section.

Abstract: A clothing or seamed felt for use in a pressing part of a machine for producing a fibrous web includes at least one base structure and at least one staple fiber layer on the base structure. The at least one staple fiber layer is disposed on a side facing the fibrous web. At least one seam zone has seam loops connected to one another by at least one pintle to make the clothing endless. The at least one staple fiber layer is divided in the region of the seam zone by at least one cut, forming a seam flap and a seam wedge. The staple fiber layer has in the region of the seam zone, in both the seam flap and the seam wedge, a quantity of connecting fibers connected to one or more additional staple fibers by welded connections. A method for producing a clothing is also provided.

Abstract: Foam formulations and methods for manufacturing paper products using foam formulations are provided. An exemplary method includes producing a foam of a gas, water, a dry strength agent, and a combination of foaming agents including an anionic sulfated/sulfonated surfactant and a polysorbate-type nonionic surfactant; applying the foam to a web; and processing the web to form the product.

Abstract: Provided are a flame-proof linerboard and a flame-proof corrugated paperboard in which with a small coating amount, a flame-proof layer is formed on the surface of a general linerboard so as to reduce penetration of the flame-proofing agent, and which are thus low in cost and exhibit high flame-proof performance. A flame-proof corrugated paperboard (21) is produced which includes, as a linerboard (15), a flame-proof paper including a paper layer (11), a flame-proof layer (12) containing a flame-proofing agent and a polymer having a molecular weight of 8,000 or more and 10,000,000 or less, and an overcoat layer (13) for protecting the flame-proof layer (12), the overcoat layer (13) being disposed closer to the surface of the corrugated paperboard than the flame-proof layer (12) is.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide heat-sealable paper that is excellent in heat sealing property and recyclability, and capable of enclosing the object to be packaged even immediately after the bag making process. The heat-sealable paper of the present invention has at least one heat-sealable layer on at least one surface of a paper substrate, wherein the heat-sealable layer contains a water-dispersible resin binder, when two such heat-sealable layers are heat-sealed to each other under conditions of 150° C., 0.2 MPa, and one second, the hot tack peeling distance is 150 mm or less, and the heat sealing peel strength is 2 N/15 mm or more, and the heat-sealable paper has a pulp recovery rate after re-disintegration of 85% or more.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier. For food containers having deep sidewalls, a spray coating system includes a first nozzle for applying a full cone spray pattern to the bottom surface of the container, and a second nozzle for applying a hollow cone spray pattern to the inside surfaces of the side walls.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier, for example polyvinyl alcohol, sugar alcohol, citric acid, and cellulose nanofibrils.

Abstract: A method for compacting ballast of a trackbed uses a tamping machine (A) that can travel on tracks in a working direction (W) and that is equipped with tamping tools (6, 16, 17, 18) for tamping, wherein the tamping tools are associated with tamping assemblies (1, 2, 3, 4) that can be moved vertically independently of one another and can be moved relative to one another transversely to the working direction (W) by means of a transverse movement drive (31). The tamping assemblies (1, 3 and 2, 4) are shifted relative to one another by a distance dV by means of the transverse movement drive (31) such that the mutually facing inner tamping tools of the tamping assemblies are offset relative to one another with a gap, and such that the opening width of the inner tamping tools is increased by an amount (d01,3i, d02,4i) such that the inner tamping tools at least partially overlap when viewed transversely to the working direction (W).

Abstract: A modular tile for a walkway system interlocks with another tile to constrain movement of the interlocked tiles in all three-dimensions. The tile includes a male projection which may be tapered to provide lateral wings that are received in corresponding pockets of a female receiver of the other tile. The wings may include vertically-facing male stop surfaces that are engageable with vertically-facing female stop surfaces within the pockets. The male projection may further include a forwardly protruding ridge that is received in a corresponding groove of the female receiver of the other tile. The engagement of the stop surfaces of the wings and pockets, and the engagement of the ridge in the groove is such that the tiles are vertically interlocked with each other. The tiles may be configured to enable a pivotable interlocking connection while one tile remains on the ground.

Abstract: A control system for a construction machine is disclosed. The control system may comprise a controller configured to: receive work parameters associated with working of the worksite surface by a surface-working member; generate an edge-to-edge work plan of the worksite surface, the edge-to-edge work plan comprising a plurality of paths each having a center-line-of-travel, wherein one of the plurality of paths includes a first outer edge defined by a first boundary side and another includes a second outer edge defined by a second boundary side; and activate the construction machine to traverse the center-line-of travel of each of the plurality of paths. The plurality of paths may comprise a first path and a second path that includes a second path overlap-section that overlaps the first path, wherein a width of the second path overlap-section varies along a length of the second path.

Abstract: A walkway structure includes a first frame spaced apart from the ground in a vertical direction and extending in a first horizontal direction, a footboard located on a side surface of the first frame and comprising at least one first hole, at least one bracket coupled to the footboard and the first frame, and a first coupler configured to couple the bracket to the first frame, wherein the bracket includes a first plate coupled to the footboard, a second plate coupled to the first plate, and a third plate coupled to the second plate, wherein a lower surface of the third plate is in contact with an upper surface of the first frame.

Abstract: An extendable waste-scooping device is provided. The device is comprised of a scooping member used to pick up animal waste. The scooping member is comprised of at least one hole. The hole is sized such that the scooping member retains animal waste but allows landscaping material (or other material of the like) to fall from the member when scooped.

Abstract: Snow blowers are provided. A snow blower includes snow blower having a frame defining an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the outlet opening being circumferentially bounded about a chute axis; a rotatable auger mounted to the frame rearward from the inlet opening and below the outlet opening to motivate snow to the outlet opening; one or more wheels mounted to the frame apart from the rotatable auger to support the snow blower; a chute body extending from the frame along the chute axis above the outlet opening; and a compartment coupled to the frame. A power source for the snow blower is disposed within the compartment.

Abstract: A salt spreader for distributing a material includes a bucket including a front surface, a rear surface, and first and second side surfaces. The front and rear surfaces tend toward one another at a base of the bucket, and the bucket includes first and second ejection ports in the base. The salt spreader further includes a separator positioned in a center of the bucket parallel to the first and second side surfaces, and first and second covers within the bucket extending downwardly from the first and second side surfaces, respectively, toward the separator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a jacking apparatus of a jack-up barge for fixing a barge by adjusting the position on a post fixed to the seabed and, more particularly, to a rack-and-pinion structure for barge jacking of a jack-up barge which firmly grips the surface of the post and secures stability when implementing lifting and lowering operations of a platform with respect to the post, wherein the structure, in particular, is simple and can be economically provided.

Abstract: The present invention is a wall panel driver head, comprising a base plate; and a set of alignment members secured to the base plate.

Abstract: A ditch check system and methods for storm water control are provided. The ditch check system can include a velocity-restricting component of geotextile fabric with one or more porosities configured to control velocities of storm water flows for sediment control and silt retention. The velocity-restricting component can have one or more reinforcing elements to provide additional support against tearing and/or undue movement, as well as attachment points for fastening the fabric to support members. The ditch check system can further include a front water seal and a rear scour guard attached to the velocity-restricting component, and which are substantially impermeable to vertical water flow to inhibit ditch scouring and prevent the flow of storm water under the ditch check system. To facilitate transportation, installation, and assembly, one or more of the components of the ditch check system can be supplied as a pre-assembled package.

Abstract: A civil engineering structure for guiding a line in a slot in a surface area outdoors, said slot being formed by a milling or grinding process. A protective cover which consists of sub-pieces connected together in an articulated manner, extends above the line in the slot. The volume region of the slot in which the line is located is unfilled and is protected against expected compressive loads from the top by the sub-pieces. Because the sub-pieces are connected together in an articulated manner, the cover can be inserted without difficulty into longitudinal regions of the slot that have a curved course.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that employs one or more reinforcement rods and that can be produced with inexpensive, widely available parts. A concrete panel is provided. A steel connector is provided with a loop and first and second stems. The loop is secured within the concrete panel. The first and second stems are secured to and extend in a linear manner outwardly from the loop. Each of the stems has a circular aperture, which are aligned. A steel reinforcement rod is provided within backfill soil. A steel threaded attachment rod is secured to and extends perpendicular from the reinforcement rod. The attachment rod also extends through the circular apertures of the connector. A screw nut is threaded on the attachment rod to thereby secure together the stems and the reinforcement rod.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods detect and alert to the settlement of building foundations due to, e.g., permafrost, soil or sand subsidence, and provide an actuator-based solution to re-set structures above such foundations in need of correction and/or re-leveling.

Abstract: A boom assembly for a machine is provided. The boom assembly comprises a mount, a boom, and a linear actuator. The boom comprises an upper end configured to be connected to an arm, a lower end that is pivotably connected to the mount about a mount-boom pivot, an actuator attachment point located between the upper end and the lower end of the boom, and a bifurcated portion of the boom comprising two legs. The bifurcated portion extends between the actuator attachment point and the lower end of the boom. The linear actuator comprises a first end that is pivotably connected to the mount about a mount-actuator pivot, and an opposing second end that is pivotably connected to the boom at the actuator attachment point. The linear actuator is connected between the boom and the mount in a plane normal to an axis of rotation of the boom about the mount-actuator pivot, wherein the plane extends between the two legs of the boom.

Abstract: An earth moving vehicle (EMV) autonomously performs an earth moving operation within a dig site. If the EMV determines that a state of the EMV or the dig site triggers a triggering condition associated with a pause in the autonomous behavior of the EMV, the EMV determines a risk associated with the state or triggering condition. If the risk is greater than a first threshold, the EMV continues the autonomous performance and notifies a remote operator that the triggering condition was triggered. If the risk is greater than the first threshold risk but less than a second threshold risk, the EMV is configured to operate in a default state before continuing and notifying the remote operator. If the risk is greater than the second threshold risk, the EMV notifies the remote operator of the state pauses the performance until feedback is received from the remote operator.

Abstract: Described herein is a visual indication system implemented on a mobile machine. The visual indication system at least partially surrounds the mobile machine and includes a plurality of displayable regions. Objects surrounding the mobile machine are detected using an object detection sensor. A direction with respect to the mobile machine is detected for each of the objects. A current state of the mobile machine is determined. An object-directed indicator for each of the objects is generated based on the current state of the mobile machine. The object-directed indicator for each of the objects is displayed on the visual indication system at a particular displayable region based on the direction of the particular object.

Abstract: A method is provided to coordinate loading of a material in an operational area by machine actors including haul trucks and loading vehicles. The method implements quick and efficient loading of trucks with the material in order to ensure that they are highly utilized. A vehicle coordination assembly is provided to establish data communications with vehicle sensing systems of the haul trucks and of the loading vehicles and determine load-ready haul trucks. For each load-ready haul truck, a loading task is assigned to two or more of the loading vehicles for loading of the load-ready haul truck. Each task specifies a respective safe operating space in which a loading vehicle is restricted to operating. The assigned loading vehicle with a safe operating space extending over a side of the haul truck can only perform a dumping operation to the haul truck at any one time.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for a wheel loader that is capable of improving the productivity of excavation work by reducing the work time required for the excavation work. A control device 120 is a control device for a wheel loader 1 that excavates a target by moving a vehicle body 2 forward with rotation of wheels 5f, 5r to plunge a bucket 3 into the target. The control device 120 moves the vehicle body 2 forward with the bucket 3 plunged into the target, and brakes the wheels 5f, 5r when a rotational speed of the wheels 5f, 5r exceeds a predetermined threshold BS.