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公开(公告)号:US20220270011A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-25
申请号:US17663261
申请日:2022-05-13
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Aaron R. Shatters , Donald M. Weinhold , Gautham Subramanian , Michael A. Spielman, JR. , Sucheta Chitgopekar
Abstract: A work machine control device including a memory and a processor is disclosed. The processor may be configured to receive work order data associated with a haul machine. The work order data may identify the haul machine, a material requested for the haul machine, an amount of the material requested for the haul machine, and/or a work machine associated with the material. The processor may be configured to set an operating parameter of the work machine to perform an operation according to the work order data, and receive payload data associated with a payload of the work machine. The payload data may relate to a weight of the payload, a volume of the payload, and/or an operating state of the work machine. The processor may be configured to determine productivity data associated with the operation, and cause an action to be performed in connection with the productivity data.
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公开(公告)号:US20220191118A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17123044
申请日:2020-12-15
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Michael Evan Hague , Aaron R. Shatters , Michael Anthony Spielman
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing on-site communications of a machine with a latency-dependent application installed. The method includes, for example, (i) receiving geographical information associated with a work site; (ii) receiving historical communications information associated with the work site; (iii) analyzing the historical communications information and the geographical information; (iv) generating an instruction for implementing the latency-dependent application of the machine based on a latency requirement of the latency-dependent application; and (v) implementing the latency-dependent application of the machine based on the instruction. The historical communications information includes a communications event, a duration of the communications event, and a frequency of the communications event.
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公开(公告)号:US10041229B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
申请号:US14929964
申请日:2015-11-02
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Zhijun Cai , Bradley K. Bomer , Jeffrey S. Alig , Aaron R. Shatters , Eric Cler , Brad R. Van De Veer , Thomas E. Beccue
CPC classification number: E02F9/261 , B60R1/00 , B60R2300/80 , E02F3/34 , E02F9/2079 , E02F9/264 , F16H59/60 , F16H61/16 , G06K9/00791 , H04N7/183
Abstract: A system for controlling an operation of a machine is disclosed. The system includes an image capturing device and a controller. The image capturing device generates a signal indicative of a surrounding area of the machine. The controller is in communication with the image capturing device. The controller determines a preceding work cycle of the machine comprising a dig segment and determines a preceding segment associated with the preceding work cycle to be a dump segment. The controller further identifies a work aggregate within the surrounding area of the machine, when the preceding segment of the preceding work cycle is the dump segment. Further, the controller determines a distance between an implement of the machine and the work aggregate and issues a shift request to downshift a gear drive of a transmission system of the machine, if the distance is less than a predefined distance.
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公开(公告)号:US09938692B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-10
申请号:US14986843
申请日:2016-01-04
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Aaron R. Shatters , Eric W. Cler
CPC classification number: E02F9/26 , E02F3/283 , E02F3/422 , E02F9/2203 , E02F9/264 , G01G19/083
Abstract: A payload weight of a load of material carried by an implement of a machine may be estimated taking into account angular acceleration of the payload. A lift cylinder pressure differential and a lift arm angular acceleration may be determined as the implement is raised through a weigh range. An angular acceleration compensation factor may be determined from the lift arm angular acceleration, and a compensated differential pressure may be calculated by multiplying the lift cylinder pressure differential by the angular acceleration compensation factor. The estimated payload weight may then be determined based on the compensated pressure differential and a head end cross-sectional area of the lift cylinder.
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公开(公告)号:US20170097881A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-06
申请号:US15237698
申请日:2016-08-16
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin J. Hodel , Aaron R. Shatters , Eric W. Cler , Vishnu Suganth Prabhakaran
CPC classification number: G06F11/3672 , G06F8/65 , G06F9/452
Abstract: A method for operating a machine using a mobile device is provided. The method includes connecting wirelessly, by a mobile device processor, a mobile device to an electronic controller unit of a machine; receiving, at the mobile device processor, machine data for machine parameters associated with the machine from the electronic controller unit, the machine data being in a machine data structure; applying, at the mobile device processor, a constraint to the machine data in response to a query received at the mobile device processor; generating, at the mobile device processor, result data in a mobile device data structure based upon the constraint applied to the machine data; and modifying, by the mobile device processor, an operation of the machine based upon the result data.
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公开(公告)号:US12190485B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-07
申请号:US17867474
申请日:2022-07-18
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Aaron R. Shatters
IPC: G06T5/80 , G06T5/50 , H04N7/18 , H04N23/698
Abstract: In panoramic video captured by a fisheye camera (e.g., for use in the remote operation of mobile equipment), there is a trade-off between the field of view and the level of distortion correction. In particular, to avoid the video from be disorienting, distortion correction is required. However, distortion correction applied to a very wide field of view results in an unnatural appearance of objects in edge regions, such that the image frames of the video must be cropped. A method is disclosed that varies the level of distortion correction that is applied to pixels in each image frame based on a position of those pixels in the image frame, such that less distortion correction is applied to pixels closer to edges of the image frame. This enables a very wild field of view, while preventing the unnatural appearance of objects near the edges of the image frame.
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公开(公告)号:US10900778B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-26
申请号:US16109274
申请日:2018-08-22
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Matthew M. Tinker , Jeffrey K. Berry , Austin J. Scott , Aaron R. Shatters
Abstract: A method for retrofitting a plurality of position sensors on a machine includes installing the plurality of position sensors on the machine, wherein the position sensors include at least two inertial measurement units (IMUs). The method further includes calibrating orientation of the IMUs, obtaining measurements from the IMUs, determining relative differences between the measurements obtained from the IMUs, and processing the relative differences using a Kalman filter procedure to determine positional data of the machine.
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公开(公告)号:US10669691B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US15987721
申请日:2018-05-23
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Matthew M. Tinker , Michael A. Spielman , Eric Cler , Aaron R. Shatters , Austin J. Scott , Jeffrey K. Berry , Sairam G. Velamakanni
Abstract: A system for controlling an earth moving machine may comprise: a speed sensor configured to communicate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the machine; an operator bucket lift command input configured to communicate an operator-input bucket lift command; and a controller configured to: receive the speed signal and the operator-input bucket lift command; determine a torque of the machine; using the speed signal and the determined torque, determine a controller-generated bucket lift command; and provide a bucket lift command which is the larger of the operator-input bucket lift command and the controller-generated bucket lift command.
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公开(公告)号:US20170121946A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14929964
申请日:2015-11-02
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Zhijun Cai , Bradley K. Bomer , Jeffrey S. Alig , Aaron R. Shatters , Eric Cler , Brad R. Van De Veer , Thomas E. Beccue
CPC classification number: E02F9/261 , B60R1/00 , B60R2300/80 , E02F3/34 , E02F9/2079 , E02F9/264 , F16H59/60 , F16H61/16 , G06K9/00791 , H04N7/183
Abstract: A system for controlling an operation of a machine is disclosed. The system includes an image capturing device and a controller. The image capturing device generates a signal indicative of a surrounding area of the machine. The controller is in communication with the image capturing device. The controller determines a preceding work cycle of the machine comprising a dig segment and determines a preceding segment associated with the preceding work cycle to be a dump segment. The controller further identifies a work aggregate within the surrounding area of the machine, when the preceding segment of the preceding work cycle is the dump segment. Further, the controller determines a distance between an implement of the machine and the work aggregate and issues a shift request to downshift a gear drive of a transmission system of the machine, if the distance is less than a predefined distance.
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公开(公告)号:US20170113591A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-27
申请号:US14923707
申请日:2015-10-27
Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
Inventor: Michael A. Spielman, JR. , Eric W. Cler , Aaron R. Shatters
CPC classification number: E02F9/265
Abstract: A system for controlling a movement of an implement during a dump operation is provided. The system includes a payload detection module associated with the implement. The payload detection module is configured to generate a signal indicative of a current weight of payload in the implement. The payload detection module determines the current weight of payload during a controlled lifting motion of the implement. The system also includes a control module communicably coupled to the payload detection module.
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