Implement teeth grading offset determination
AssigneeCaterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
InventorKyle Davis
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Abstract
An earthmoving machine comprises an implement. The implement defines a variable implement angle θBucket(t) indicative of a current position of the implement relative to horizontal as a function of time t. The implement comprises teeth extending a tooth height h and defining an active raking ratio r. Controllers are programmed to execute an implement teeth grading offset determination process that comprises determining a variable implement offset angle θDelta(t) at least partially based on a difference between an original target design angle θTgt(t) and the variable implement angle θBucket(t), determining an implement offset IO based on h, r, and θDelta(t), and determining a new target design elevation ElvTgt,New(t) based on IO and an original target design elevation ElvTgt,Orig(t).
Claims20
An earthmoving machine comprising
- an earthmoving implement, and
- control architecture, wherein:
- the earthmoving implement defines a variable implement angle θBucket(t) that is indicative of a current position of the earthmoving implement relative to horizontal as a function of time t;
- the earthmoving implement comprises a plurality of implement teeth extending a tooth height h and defining an active raking ratio r;
- the control architecture comprises one or more linkage assembly actuators and one or more architecture controllers programmed to execute an implement teeth grading offset determination process, the implement teeth grading offset determination process comprising
- determining a variable implement offset angle θDelta(t) at least partially based on a difference between an original target design angle θTgt(t) and the variable implement angle θBucket(t), the original target design angle θTgt(t) indicative of a target implement slope relative to horizontal as a function of time t,
- determining an implement offset IO based on the tooth height h, the active raking ratio r, and the variable implement offset angle θDelta(t), and
- determining a new target design elevation ElvTgt,New(t) based on the implement offset IO and an original target design elevation ElvTgt.Orig(t);
- and
- the one or more architecture controllers are further programmed to operate the earthmoving machine to grade a terrain using the plurality of implement teeth at least partially based on the new target design elevation ElvTgt,New(t).
A method of operating an earthmoving machine to grade a terrain comprising
- defining a variable implement angle θBucket(t) of an earthmoving implement of the earthmoving machine that is indicative of a current position of the earthmoving implement relative to horizontal as a function of time t, the earthmoving implement comprising a plurality of implement teeth extending a tooth height h and defining an active raking ratio r;
- determining a variable implement offset angle θDelta(t) at least partially based on a difference between an original target design angle θTgt(t) and the variable implement angle θBucket(t), the original target design angle θTgt(t) indicative of a target implement slope relative to horizontal as a function of time t,
- determining an implement offset IO based on the tooth height h, the active raking ratio r, and the variable implement offset angle θDelta(t), and
- determining a new target design elevation ElvTgt.New(t) based on the implement offset IO and an original target design elevation ElvTgt.Orig(t);
- and
- operating the earthmoving machine to grade the terrain using the plurality of implement teeth at least partially based on the new target design elevation ElvTgt,New(t).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.