System and method for determining stale terrain value of worksite

A method for a stale terrain value associated with an autonomous machine operating on a work surface, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, position data associated with the autonomous machine from a position sensing system;
• receiving, by the controller, data related to a dump operation to be performed by the autonomous machine, the data including a distance between a start location and an end location, a distance between two adjacent piles of material, and an average speed of travel of the autonomous machine;
• determining, by the controller, the stale terrain value associated with the work surface based on the received position data and the data related to the dump operation;
• and
• triggering, by the controller, a control signal for shutting down the dump operation of the autonomous machine on approaching the stale terrain value based on receiving an operator input.

An autonomous machine operating at a worksite, the autonomous machine comprising:

• an engine;
• a worktool for performing a dump operation;
• and
• a control system for determining a stale terrain value for use by the autonomous machine, the control system comprising:
• a controller associated with the autonomous machine operating on a work surface, the controller configured to:
• receive position data associated with the autonomous machine from a position sensing system;
• receive data related to a dump operation to be performed by the autonomous machine, the data including a distance between a start location and an end location, a distance between two adjacent piles of material, and an average speed of travel of the autonomous machine;
• determine the stale terrain value associated with the work surface based on the received position data and the data related to the dump operation;
• and
• trigger a control signal for shutting down the dump operation of the autonomous machine on approaching the stale terrain value based on receiving an operator input.