System and Method for Optimizing a Cut Location
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsThandava K. Edara, Michael Taylor, Timothy Felty, Mo Wei
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Abstract
A system for determining a cut location at a work surface includes a position sensor and a controller. The controller stores a desired operating parameter and a final design plane of the work surface and determines an actual profile of the work surface. The controller determines a plurality of target profiles corresponding to different cut locations. The target profiles are based at least in part upon the cut location, a loading profile, slot parameters, and the actual profile of the work surface. The controller further determines an optimized target profile relative to the desired operating parameter and the optimized target profile defines an optimized cut location.
Claims20
A system for determining an optimized cut location for a work implement of a machine along a work surface, comprising:
- a position sensor associated with the machine for generating position signals indicative of a position of the work surface;
- a controller configured to:
- store a desired operating parameter;
- receive position signals from the position sensor;
- determine the position of the work surface based upon the position signals to define an actual profile of the work surface;
- determine a plurality of target profiles extending along the path, each target profile corresponding to a different cut location, each of the plurality of target profiles being based at least in part upon one of the cut locations, a loading profile of the work implement, slot parameters along at least a portion of the path, and the actual profile of the work surface;
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- select an optimized target profile relative to the desired operating parameter, the optimized target profile defining an optimized cut location.
A controller implemented method for determining an optimized cut location for a work implement of a machine along a path, comprising:
- storing a desired operating parameter;
- receiving position signals from a position sensor indicative of a position of the work surface;
- determining a position of the work surface based upon the position signals to define an actual profile of the work surface;
- determining a plurality of target profiles extending along the path, each target profile corresponding to a different cut location, each of the plurality of target profiles being based at least in part upon one of the cut locations, a loading profile of the work implement, slot parameters along at least a portion of the path, and the actual profile of the work surface;
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- selecting an optimized target profile relative to the desired operating parameter, the optimized target profile defining an optimized cut location.
A machine comprising:
- a prime mover;
- a ground engaging work implement for engaging a work surface along a path;
- a position sensor for generating position signals indicative of a position of the work surface;
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- a controller configured to:
- store a desired operating parameter;
- receive position signals from the position sensor;
- determine the position of the work surface based upon the position signals to define an actual profile of the work surface;
- determine a plurality of target profiles extending along the path, each target profile corresponding to a cut location, each of the plurality of target profiles being based at least in part upon one of the cut locations, a loading profile of the work implement, slot parameters along at least a portion of the path, and the actual profile of the work surface;
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- select an optimized target profile relative to the desired operating parameter, the optimized target profile defining an optimized cut location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.