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US 2014/0348587 A1Published application
System and Method for Determining a State of Compaction
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsPaul T. Corcoran, Allen J. DeClerk
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Abstract
A system for determining a state of compaction of a work material includes a compactor and a compaction sensor system. A controller is configured to determine an empirical state of compaction of the work material based upon signals from the compaction sensor system and the characteristics of a machine associated with the compaction sensor system.
Claims20
A system for determining a state of compaction of a work material during a compaction operation, comprising:
- a compactor associated with a machine and configured to engage and compact the work material;
- a compaction sensor system associated with the machine for generating signals indicative of the state of compaction of the work material;
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- a controller configured to:
- store characteristics of the machine;
- receive signals from the compaction sensor system indicative of the state of compaction of the work material;
- and
- determine an empirical state of compaction of the work material based upon signals from the compaction sensor system and the characteristics of the machine.
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A controller-implemented method for determining a state of compaction of a work material during a compaction operation, comprising:
- storing characteristics of a machine;
- receiving signals from a compaction sensor system associated with the machine indicative of the state of compaction of the work material as a compactor associated with the machine engages and compacts the work material;
- and
- determining an empirical state of compaction of the work material based upon signals from the compaction sensor system and the characteristics of the machine.
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A machine comprising:
- a prime mover;
- a position sensing system associated with the machine for determining a position of the machine;
- a compactor associated with a machine and configured to engage and compact the work material;
- a compaction sensor system associated with the machine for generating signals indicative of the state of compaction of the work material;
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- a controller configured to:
- store characteristics of the machine;
- receive signals from the compaction sensor system indicative of the state of compaction of the work material;
- and
- determine an empirical state of compaction of the work material based upon signals from the compaction sensor system and the characteristics of the machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.