Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Global Mining Europe Gmbh

Bjoern-Andre Huehn

Carl John Moberg

Brian Daniel Rockwood

Oliver Kortmann

Brent Duppong

Justin Philip Pahl

Martin Teiner

Thomas Temmann

Paul Kornev

Rene Bilsing

Fabian Wolf

Frank Kuehnemund

Konstantin Halle

A milling depth compensation system for milling rock determines a target position of a machine, an initial position of the work surface, and a target pose of the machine based on the target position of the machine and the initial position of the work surface. An actual pose of the machine is determined and differences between the actual pose and the target pose are used to determine a dynamic milling path of a milling tool. The dynamic milling path includes movement of the milling tool along a first path, a second path, and a third path. Command signals are generated to move the milling tool along the dynamic milling path.

Milling depth compensation system and method

A control system for a material gathering mechanism includes a gathering head configured to gather material from aground surface, a plurality of gathering members configured to transport the material gathered by the gathering head towards a material conveying apparatus, and a jam detection device for detecting a jam condition in movement of one or more of the plurality of gathering members and generate signals indicative of the jam condition. The control system further includes a controller communicably coupled to the plurality of gathering members and the jam detection member. The controller receives signals indicative of the jam condition from the jam detection device. The controller initiates a sequence of stopping, delaying, and restarting the gathering member on receiving the signals indicative of the jam condition.

Control system for material gathering mechanism

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Bjoern-Andre Huehn