System and method for marking a boundary while defining an autonomous worksite

    公开(公告)号:US12065788B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17356119

    申请日:2021-06-23

    Inventor: Nathaniel S Doy

    Abstract: A system and method for marking a boundary while defining an autonomous worksite includes receiving first information indicative of a first maneuvering distance from a side of a machine and activating an indicator. The indicator, representative of the first maneuvering distance, is positioned at the side of the machine to be visible to an operator of the machine. The machine is positioned on a worksite surface along a path to be traversed when executing a work plan. After a control system receives a verification from the operator that the machine may operate outside the worksite area and within an outer boundary defined by the first maneuvering distance, a worksite perimeter is defined to include the path, and a geofence for the machine is determined to substantially overlay the outer boundary.

    ROAD FINISHER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ITS OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240003103A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18217358

    申请日:2023-06-30

    Inventor: Jens HERRMANN

    CPC classification number: E01C19/004 E01C19/48

    Abstract: A road finisher comprises a tractor, a material hopper configured to receive material, and a screed mounted to the tractor by towing arms so as to be pivotable around a towing point. The road finisher further comprises a control system comprising a height detection device configured to detect vertical movements of the screed with respect to a height reference and, to generate a height signal based on the detected movements, and an adjusting cylinder connected to the tractor and one of the towing arms and being configured to adjust a height of the towing point relative to the tractor. The control system is configured to compare the height signal to a target value and thereby calculate a control deviation, to limit an adjustment displacement of the adjusting cylinder to a maximum value based on the control deviation, wherein the maximum value is proportional to the control deviation.

    STEERING CONTROL FOR PAVING MACHINE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230349108A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US17732195

    申请日:2022-04-28

    CPC classification number: E01C19/004 E01C19/48 E01C2301/16

    Abstract: A system adjusts an instantaneous turn center for a paving machine having a tow vehicle and a screed assembly towed by the tow vehicle such that no portion of the screed assembly moves backward over freshly laid pavement when the paving machine paves around a curve. The system receives an input from an operator, a sensor, and/or a database. The input includes a distance and a direction from a first vertical axis defined by a traction device of the tow vehicle on a side of the tow vehicle facing the curve, to a second adjusted vertical axis defined by a point at least as far from the first vertical axis as an outer edge of the screed assembly that touches the curve. The system receives the input, and adjusts the instantaneous turn center for the paving machine to coincide with the second adjusted vertical axis.

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