Audio-visual assist for efficient piling or stacking of materials

A system comprising:

• a control circuit comprising one or more processors and memory structured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the control circuit to:
• receive, by one or more processors and from one or more sensors, measurements indicative of one or more geometric characteristics of a material pile;
• determine, by the one or more processors, a difference between the one or more geometric characteristics of the material pile and one or more target geometric characteristics of the material pile, the difference being indicative of material to be moved by the machine;
• determine, by the one or more processors, a target position associated with a material movement operation of the machine, wherein the target position is based on the difference, wherein the target position corresponds to a single material movement operation, and wherein the target position is updated for each subsequent material movement operation of a plurality of material movement operations that are calculated to collectively result in the one or more target geometric characteristics of the material pile;
• and
• provide, by the one or more processors, an indication of the target position to an operator of the machine.

A machine comprising:

• a tool for engaging with a material of a material pile;
• a sensor configured to measure one or more geometric characteristics of the material pile;
• and
• a control circuit comprising one or more processors and memory structured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the control circuit to:
• receive, by one or more processors and from one or more sensors, measurements indicative of one or more geometric characteristics of a material pile;
• determine, by the one or more processors, a difference between the one or more geometric characteristics of the material pile and one or more target geometric characteristics of the material pile, the difference being indicative of material to be moved by the machine;
• determine, by the one or more processors, a target position associated with a material movement operation of the machine, wherein the target position is based on the difference, wherein the target position corresponds to a single material movement operation, and wherein the target position is updated for each subsequent material movement operation of a plurality of material movement operations that are calculated to collectively result in the one or more target geometric characteristics of the material pile;
• and
• provide, by the one or more processors, an indication of the target position to an operator of the machine.