Work Surface Failure Prediction and Notification System

A method of failure prediction and notification for a work surface including a raised contour, comprising:

• storing a characteristic difference threshold;
• storing an electronic map of an initial topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour;
• determining an initial physical characteristic of the initial topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour;
• receiving raw data points from a perception sensor mounted on a machine;
• generating an electronic map of a current topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour based at least partially on the raw data points;
• determining a current physical characteristic of the current topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour;
• determining a difference between the current physical characteristic and the initial physical characteristic;
• comparing the difference between the current physical characteristic and the initial physical characteristic to the characteristic difference threshold;
• and
• generating an alert upon the difference between the current physical characteristic and the initial physical characteristic exceeding the characteristic difference threshold.

A failure prediction and notification system for a work surface including a raised contour, the raised contour comprising an inward edge, a top wall, and a sloped sidewall extending between the inward edge and the top wall, comprising:

• a perception sensor mounted on a machine for generating raw data points reflective of a perceived work environment associated with the machine;
• a controller configured to:
• store a plurality of characteristic difference thresholds, the plurality of characteristic difference thresholds corresponding to a height of the top wall above the work surface and an angle of the sloped sidewall;
• store an electronic map of an initial topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour;
• determine a plurality of initial physical characteristics of the initial topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour, the plurality of initial physical characteristics comprising the height of the top wall above the work surface and the angle of the sloped sidewall;
• receive the raw data points from the perception sensor;
• generate an electronic map of a current topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour based at least partially on the raw data points;
• determine a plurality of current physical characteristics of the current topography of the work surface adjacent the raised contour, the plurality of current physical characteristics comprising the height of the top wall above the work surface and the angle of the sloped sidewall;
• determine differences between the plurality of current physical characteristics and the plurality of initial physical characteristics;
• compare the differences between the plurality of current physical characteristics and the plurality of initial physical characteristics to respective characteristic difference thresholds;
• and
• generate an alert upon any of the differences between the plurality of current physical characteristics and the plurality of initial physical characteristics exceeding the respective characteristic difference thresholds.