System and method for moving material

A system for moving material, the system including:

• a first machine that moves a material, the first machine including a first controller, a moveable container, and an operator interface;
• and
• a second machine including a dump bed that receives the material from the first machine, a sensor configured to measure a load on the dump bed, and a second controller configured to communicate with the sensor and the first controller,
• wherein the first controller is configured to receive a first signal corresponding to a type of the material being moved by the first machine and send a second signal corresponding to the type of the material being moved by the first machine to the second controller, the dump bed including a first end positioned adjacent a front end of the second machine and a second end positioned adjacent a rear end of the machine,
• wherein the second controller is configured to
• determine, based on the second signal, a load distribution of the material in the dump bed,
• determine, based on the load distribution, a first position of the dump bed where a first dump should be unloaded from the moveable container of the first machine, and
• send a third signal corresponding to the first position to the first controller,
• wherein the first controller is configured to display the first position on the operator interface,
• wherein when the material is wet clay, frozen clay, asphalt, stones, or rocks, the load distribution in the dump bed positions a center of mass nearer to the first end of the dump bed than to the second end and the first position of the dump bed is nearer to the first end of the dump bed than to the second end,
• wherein when the material is sand, slurry, or snow, the load distribution in the dump bed positions the center of mass between the first end and the second end and the first position of the dump bed is between the first end and the second end, and
• wherein when the material is demolition waste, the load distribution in the dump bed positions the center of mass nearer to the second end of the dump bed than to the first end and the first position of the dump bed is nearer to the second end of the dump bed than to the first end,
• wherein the first controller is configured to cause movement of the moveable container to a location above the first position of the dump bed.

A method of moving material, using a first machine, from a first location to a second location, the second location being a dump bed of a second machine, the method comprising:

• determining a type of a material to be moved based upon input from a user interface;
• sending, by the controller of the first machine, the material type to a controller of the second machine;
• sensing a weight of material in a bucket;
• communicating the sensed weight to a controller of a second machine;
• determining, by a controller of the second machine,
• a load distribution on the dump bed based on the material,
• whether a center of mass of the load distribution is to be nearer to a front end of the dump bed than to a rear end, between the front end of the dump bed and the rear end of the dump bed, or nearer to the rear end of the dump bed than to the front end,
• a first position of the dump bed at which a first dump should be unloaded from the first machine, the first position based upon the load distribution and upon the sensed weight, and
• whether the first position of the first dump is to be nearer to the front end of the dump bed than to the rear end, between the front end of the dump bed and the rear end of the dump bed, or nearer to the rear end of the dump bed than to the front end,
• wherein when the material is wet clay, frozen clay, asphalt, stones, or rocks, the load distribution in the dump bed positions the center of mass nearer to the first end of the dump bed than to the second end and the first position of the dump bed is nearer to the first end of the dump bed than to the second end;
• sending, by the controller of the second machine, an identification of the first position to the controller of the first machine;
• displaying the first position on the user interface of the first machine, and
• sending, by the first controller, a signal to the bucket to thereby cause movement of the bucket to a location above the first position of the dump bed.