This specification relates to systems, methods and apparatus for automating and guiding the delivery of concrete from a concrete mixer. According to a first aspect of this specification, there is described a
system for positioning a delivery chute (104, 210) of a concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200), the
system comprising: one or more
vehicle positioning sensors (116) for determining
location data specifying a location of the concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200); the delivery chute (104, 210) for delivering the concrete mix from a concrete mixing drum (102) to a target location (204), the delivery chute (104, 210) comprising: one or more chute positioning sensors (112) for monitoring a position of the delivery chute (104, 210); and one or more actuators (110) for positioning the delivery chute (104, 210); one or more processors; and a memory, the memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the
system to perform a method positioning a delivery chute (104, 210) of a concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200). The method comprises: determining, based on the
location data, whether the concrete mixer vehicle (200) is at a target vehicle location (206); initiating, based at least in part on determining that the concrete mixer vehicle (200) is at the target vehicle location (206), deployment of the delivery chute (210) from the concrete mixing vehicle (200); positioning, based at least in part on data from the one or more chute positioning sensors (112), the delivery chute (210) to a target
delivery location (204) using the one or more actuators (110); and indicating, to a user of the concrete mixer vehicle, that the chute is in a correct position for concrete delivery.