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US 11,590,891 B2Granted
Control system for a machine
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorsTerry R. Stoe, Andrew J. Steinbach
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Abstract
A control system for a machine includes a machine, a plurality of proximity sensors coupled to the machine, and a controller in communication with the plurality of proximity sensors. The controller is configured to activate and monitor proximity information from the proximity sensors during a containerization mode and indicate an alert if the proximity information is below a threshold distance.
Claims20
A control system for a machine, comprising:
- a machine;
- a plurality of proximity sensors coupled to the machine;
- and
- a controller in communication with the plurality of proximity sensors,
- wherein the controller is configured to activate and monitor proximity information from the proximity sensors during a containerization mode and indicate an alert if the proximity information is below a threshold distance, wherein the containerization mode corresponds to loading the machine into a container or unloading the machine from the container.
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A control system for a machine, comprising:
- a plurality of proximity sensors;
- and
- a controller operatively coupled to each of the plurality of proximity sensors,
- wherein, in response to an activation of a containerization mode signal, wherein the containerization mode signal corresponds to the machine being loaded into or unloaded from a container or other structure, the controller is configured to activate one or more of the proximity sensors and monitor information from the one or more of the proximity sensors, and wherein the controller is configured to indicate an alert if the controller detects an alert condition.
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A method of controlling a machine, comprising:
- receiving a signal to set the machine in a containerization mode, wherein the containerization mode corresponds to loading the machine into a container or unloading the machine from the container;
- activating a plurality of proximity sensors positioned on the machine;
- monitoring the proximity sensors for an alert condition, wherein the alert condition includes one or more proximity sensors indicating a measured distance that is below a threshold;
- and
- indicating the alert condition visually on a user interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.