Editor's Note: This story was updated August 1, 2023.
Develon, formerly Doosan Infracore, showed off the latest version of its industry-first Transparent Bucket technology for its DL-7 Series wheel loaders.
The system enables the operator to “see through” the bucket to the other side on the cab’s monitor. The system was first introduced by Doosan in 2021. Now as Develon, the company unveiled version 2 of the system at ConExpo 2023. The video above shows the ConExpo demonstration of the latest version of the Transparent Bucket for the DL-7 wheel loaders.
The device uses two cameras and forward projection to remove blind spots for operators whose vision would otherwise be obstructed by a raised bucket. And it alerts the operator to any people or obstacles on the other side of the bucket. The image behind the bucket shows up on the in-cab monitor as the two camera views are merged together into one.
The video also demonstrates Develon’s Smart Around View Monitoring for the DL-7 loaders.
This system uses three cameras and sensors to give a view behind the wheel loader of 270 degrees and alerts operators on the in-cab monitor to any obstacles or people nearby.
“If there’s an object eight to 12 feet behind the machine, a flashing green caution box will appear, notifying the wheel loader operator,” says Bill Zak, wheel loader product manager. “A yellow caution box will show up if the object is four to eight feet and a red triangle and red border notification if the object is closer than four feet.”
