公开(公告)号：US20140214235A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US13752262

申请日：2013-01-28

Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.

Inventor： Ananth P. KINI ,  Joshua C. STRUBLE ,  Andrew J. VITALE ,  Craig L. KOEHRSEN ,  Bryan J. EVERETT ,  Mark H. C. BANHAM ,  Dean G. POVEY ,  Matthew A. HOLMES

IPC: G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0027 ,  E02F9/2033 ,  E02F9/205 ,  E02F9/2054 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0202

Abstract: A control system is disclosed for use with a plurality of machines operating at a worksite. The control system may have a plurality of communicating devices, and a plurality of onboard controllers, each mountable to the plurality of machines. The control system may also have an offboard controller in communication with the plurality of onboard controllers via the plurality of communicating devices. The offboard controller may be configured to selectively assign each of a plurality of sequentially arranged dump targets for use by each of the plurality of machines based on an order in which the plurality of machines arrive at a dump location. The offboard controller may be further configured to make a determination that lanes extending to two dump targets of the plurality of sequentially arranged dump targets overlap, and selectively skip assignment of one of the two dump targets based on the determination.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于在工地工作的多台机器的控制系统。 控制系统可以具有多个通信装置和多个可安装到多个机器的机载控制器。 控制系统还可以具有经由多个通信设备与多个车载控制器通信的外侧控制器。 取决于外部控制器可以被配置为基于多个机器到达倾倒位置的顺序来选择性地分配多个顺序排列的转储目标中的每一个以供多个机器中的每个机器使用。 另外可以进一步配置外部控制器，以便确定延伸到多个顺序排列的转储目标中的两个转储目标的通道重叠，并且基于该确定有选择地跳过两个转储目标中的一个目标的分配。

公开(公告)号：US20140214237A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US13752317

申请日：2013-01-28

Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.

Inventor： Ananth P. KINI ,  Joshua C. STRUBLE ,  Andrew J. VITALE ,  Craig L. KOEHRSEN ,  Bryan J. EVERETT ,  Mark H. C. BANHAM ,  Dean G. POVEY ,  Matthew A. HOLMES

IPC: G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0297 ,  E02F9/2033 ,  E02F9/205 ,  E02F9/2054 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D2201/0202

Abstract: A control system is disclosed for use with a machine. The control system may have a communicating device, a locating device configured to generate a first signal indicative of a location of the machine, a sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of contact of the machine with a berm, and an onboard controller. The control system may also have an offboard controller configured to generate a first set of coordinates of a dump target, and to assign the first set of coordinates to the onboard controller for use in controlling the machine. The offboard controller may also be configured to detect contact of the machine with the berm based on the second signal during reverse travel toward the dump target, and to generate a second set of coordinates of the dump target to correspond with a location of the machine at a time of contact detection.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于机器的控制系统。 控制系统可以具有通信设备，定位设备被配置为生成指示机器的位置的第一信号，被配置为生成指示机器与护堤接触的第二信号的传感器和车载控制器。 控制系统还可以具有被配置为生成转储目标的第一组坐标的板外控制器，并且将第一组坐标分配给车载控制器以用于控制机器。 除了控制器外，控制器还可以被配置成在向着倾倒目标的反向行进期间基于第二信号来检测机器与护堤的接触，并且产生转储目标的第二组坐标以对应于机器的位置 接触检测的时间。

公开(公告)号：US20140214236A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US13752277

申请日：2013-01-28

Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.

Inventor： Ananth P. KINI ,  Joshua C. STRUBLE ,  Andrew J. VITALE ,  Craig L. KOEHRSEN ,  Bryan J. EVERETT ,  Mark H. C. BANHAM ,  Dean G. POVEY ,  Matthew A. HOLMES

IPC: G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0297 ,  E02F9/2033 ,  E02F9/2045 ,  E02F9/205 ,  E02F9/2054 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D2201/0202

Abstract: A control system is disclosed for use with a machine at a worksite. The control system may have an offboard controller. The offboard controller may be configured to receive information regarding a berm at the worksite, determine starting and ending points spaced apart along an edge of the berm based on the information, and determine a maximum orthogonal distance from a virtual line extending between the starting and ending points to the edge of the berm. The offboard controller may be further configured to selectively validate the starting and ending points based on the maximum orthogonal distance, and to designate a center of the virtual line between validated starting and ending points as a dump target.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种在工地上与机器一起使用的控制系统。 控制系统可以具有外部控制器。 外部控制器可以被配置为接收关于工地上的护堤的信息，基于信息来确定沿着护堤的边缘间隔开的起点和终点，并且确定从开始和结束之间延伸的虚拟线的最大正交距离 指向护堤的边缘。 另外，外部控制器还可以被配置为基于最大正交距离来选择性地验证起点和终点，并将验证的起始点和终点之间的虚拟线的中心指定为转储目标。