公开(公告)号：US20250145006A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-08

申请号：US18500319

申请日：2023-11-02

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Karl P. Schneider ,  Andrew J. Olson ,  Cameron T. Lane

IPC: B60L7/26 ,  B60L58/15 ,  B60L58/26

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling braking systems comprises an energy storage device to absorb energy emitted by a primary braking system. The apparatus can include a controller coupled to the energy storage device to detect conditions of the energy storage device. The controller can predict a point at which the energy storage device will exhibit reduced capability to absorb energy. The controller can provide a control signal to control a secondary braking system to provide braking capability in advance of the predicted point.

公开(公告)号：US12131275B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17936462

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Stefan J. Wulf ,  Cameron T. Lane ,  Andrew S. Yun

IPC: G06Q10/0631 ,  B60W60/00 ,  E02F9/20 ,  E02F9/26 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G06Q10/0639 ,  G07C5/10 ,  B60L58/12

CPC classification number: G06Q10/063114 ,  B60W60/0025 ,  E02F9/2062 ,  E02F9/2091 ,  E02F9/261 ,  G05B13/0265 ,  G06Q10/0639 ,  G07C5/10 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60W2300/17

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing task assignments for a plurality of work machines at a site. An assignment engine may: receive first state data for a work machine including historical data, operating condition, and location data, and second state data for the site including characteristic data for materials and a plurality of available tasks; predict performance data and energy consumption data of the work machine for a task; select a task for the work machine by inputting first state data and second state data into a trained reinforcement-learning model, wherein: the model has been trained to learn an assignment policy that optimizes a reward function such that the learned policy selects a task for at least one work machine from the plurality of tasks available at the site; and cause the at least one work machine to be operated according to the at least one task assignment.

公开(公告)号：US11686241B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17729573

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Karl P. Schneider ,  Cameron T. Lane

IPC: F01P7/04

CPC classification number: F01P7/04

Abstract: A system for efficient machine control may include feedback devices for identifying operating conditions of a work machine and a controller for controlling a primary system and an auxiliary system. The controller may calculate a total energy loss by adding a primary system energy loss based on power requests from the primary system to an auxiliary system energy loss based on support requests from the auxiliary system. The controller may adjust a setting of the auxiliary system, repeat the calculating of the total energy loss, and compare the result to a previously calculated total energy loss until further adjustment of the setting fails to reduce the total energy loss. The controller may then send control requests to the auxiliary system based on the setting used when the total energy loss failed to reduce.

公开(公告)号：US20130057053A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-07

申请号：US13665498

申请日：2012-10-31

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Michael D. Staub ,  William J. Tate ,  Cameron T. Lane ,  Jill Trumper ,  Tom N. Brooks

IPC: B60T8/17 ,  B60T13/58 ,  F16D65/78

CPC classification number: B60W10/18 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60K6/46 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60L7/22 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60T1/10 ,  B60T13/586 ,  B60T2270/608 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/184 ,  B60W20/00 ,  B60W30/18109 ,  B60W2710/083 ,  B60Y2200/41 ,  G06F19/00 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/642

Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method of braking a machine having an electric drive configuration. The electric drive configuration includes at least one electric retarding system connected to a first set of wheels. Additionally, a first friction brake system connects to the first set of wheels to provide a braking output torque. A second friction brake system connects to a second set of wheels and provides a second braking output torque. The system calculates and applies a braking ratio between the electric and friction braking systems based upon both user controls and conditions encountered.

Abstract translation: 在一方面，本公开描述了一种制造具有电驱动配置的机器的方法。 电驱动配置包括连接到第一组轮的至少一个电延迟系统。 此外，第一摩擦制动系统连接到第一组车轮以提供制动输出扭矩。 第二摩擦制动系统连接到第二组车轮并提供第二制动输出扭矩。 系统基于用户控制和所遇到的条件，计算和应用电动和摩擦制动系统之间的制动比。