System and Method for Mapping a Raised Contour
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsKenneth L. Stratton, Andrew J. Vitale, Craig L. Koehrsen
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Abstract
A system includes a position sensing system for determining a position of a machine and a work implement configured to engage material to form a raised contour. A controller determines a plurality of positions of the machine as the machine moves about the work site and the work implement forms the raised contour, determines a plurality of reference positions along an edge of the raised contour as the work implement forms the raised contour, and generates a map of the edge of the raised contour based upon the plurality of reference positions.
Claims20
A system for use with a machine for generating a map of an edge of a raised contour at a work site, comprising:
- a position sensing system associated with the machine for determining a position of the machine;
- a work implement associated with the machine and configured to engage material at the work site to form the raised contour;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine a plurality of positions of the machine based upon the position sensing system as the machine moves about the work site and the work implement forms the raised contour;
- determine a plurality of reference positions along the edge of the raised contour based upon positions of the machine as the work implement forms the raised contour;
- and
- generate a map of the edge of the raised contour based upon the plurality of reference positions.
A machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a prime mover associated with the frame;
- a position sensing system associated with the machine for determining a position of the machine;
- a work implement configured to engage material at a work site to form a raised contour at the work site;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine a plurality of positions of the machine based upon the position sensing system as the machine moves about the work site and the work implement forms the raised contour;
- determine a plurality of reference positions along an edge of the raised contour based upon positions of the machine as the work implement forms the raised contour;
- and
- generate a map of the edge of the raised contour based upon the plurality of reference positions.
A method for generating a map of an edge of a raised contour at a work site, comprising:
- forming the raised contour with a work implement associated with a machine;
- determining a plurality of positions of the machine based upon the position sensing system as the machine moves about the work site and the work implement forms the raised contour;
- determining a plurality of reference positions along the edge of the raised contour based upon the plurality of positions of the machine as the work implement forms the raised contour;
- and
- generating a map of the edge of the raised contour based upon the plurality of reference positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.