System and method of material handling using one or more imaging devices on the transferring vehicle and on the receiving vehicle to control the material distribution into the storage portion of the receiving vehicle

A method for facilitating the transfer of material from a transferring vehicle having a material distribution end to a receiving vehicle having a bin to the store transferred material, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. identifying and locating the bin using at least one of first image data and second image data,
• wherein a first imaging device on the receiving vehicle captures the first image data comprising a field of view containing the material distribution end and the bin,
• wherein a second imaging device on the transferring vehicle captures the second image data comprising a field of view containing the material distribution end and the bin;
• b. detecting a representation of the fill level or volumetric distribution of the material in the bin;
• c. aligning the material distribution end over a current target area of the bin requiring the material;
• d. determining subsequent target areas of the bin that require material based on the representation of the fill level or volumetric distribution of the material in the bin;
• e. transferring the material from the transferring vehicle to the current target area of the bin of the receiving vehicle;
• f. detecting when the current target area of the bin is filled with the material;
• g. repeating steps c-f until the subsequent target areas of the bin are filled;
• and
• h. terminating the transfer of the material from the transferring vehicle to the receiving vehicle.