System and method for determining dump locations
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsMo Wei, Michael Taylor
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Abstract
A system for determining a plurality of dump locations for a blade includes a position sensor and a controller configured to determine the position of a work surface and determine a plurality of dump locations along a path between a start location and an end location based upon the position of the work surface and a desired target. Adjacent pairs of dump locations define a load spacing distance and each load spacing distance is sequentially longer along the work surface closer to the start location.
Claims20
A system for determining a plurality of dump locations for a blade of a machine, the machine moving on a work surface along a path, comprising:
- a position sensor for generating position signals indicative of a position of the work surface;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- store a start location of the path;
- store an end location of the path;
- determine the position of the work surface based upon the position signals;
- store a desired target for a subsequent work surface;
- and
- determine a plurality of dump locations along the path between the start location and the end location based upon the position of the work surface and the desired target, adjacent pairs of dump locations defining a load spacing distance, each load spacing distance being sequentially longer along the work surface closer to the start location.
A controller-implemented method for determining a plurality of dump locations for a blade of a machine, the machine moving on a work surface along a path, comprising:
- storing a start location of the path;
- storing an end location of the path;
- determining a position of the work surface based upon position signals from a position sensor;
- storing a desired target for a subsequent work surface;
- and
- determining a plurality of dump locations along the path between the start location and the end location based upon the position of the work surface and the desired target, adjacent pairs of dump locations defining a load spacing distance, each load spacing distance being sequentially longer along the work surface closer to the start location.
A machine, comprising:
- a prime mover;
- a blade for engaging a work surface along a path;
- a position sensor for generating position signals indicative of a position of the work surface;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- store a start location of the path;
- store an end location of the path;
- determine the position of the work surface based upon the position signals;
- store a desired target for a subsequent work surface;
- and
- determine a plurality of dump locations along the path between the start location and the end location based upon the position of the work surface and the desired target, adjacent pairs of dump locations defining a load spacing distance, each load spacing distance being sequentially longer along the work surface closer to the start location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.