Transport vehicle positioning for paving train machines

Abstract

A method for directing transport vehicles based on real-time operating parameters of a paving train machine comprises estimating a material productivity value at a current location of the paving train machine, comparing the material productivity value to a threshold productivity value, generating a predicted location for the paving train machine when the threshold will be reached, and communicating the generated predicted location to a transport vehicle. A system for coordinating location of an empty transport vehicle in a paving train comprises a sensor to generate material productivity data for a paving train machine, a controller configured to determine an output rate of the paving train machine, a time when an in-use transport vehicle will be at capacity, and a location for where the in-use transport vehicle will be at capacity, and a communication device for the paving train machine configured to transmit the location to the empty transport vehicle.

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