Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.

Caterpillar Inc.

Kristen Ann Gerstner

Timothy Michael O'Donnell

Jason William Muir

Lee M Hogan

Robert J McGee

Matthew-David S Frantz

Hyppolite Kuissi

Sarah Elizabeth Schonert

John Lee Marsolek

Brad Robert Van De Veer

Sangameshwar Sonth

Joshua S Whitmore

Micheal David Valerio

Qi Xing

Michael S Contratto

John C Spangler, Jr

Charles E Lewis, Ii

Florin M Marcu

Renita Ryan Metcalf

Darrell Richards

Mitchell Miklosi

Shailesh Babu Ramineni

A machine is disclosed. The machine may include at least one of a propulsion system or a steering system configured to operate under automatic control in an autonomous mode of the machine; and a controller configured to obtain one or more parameters associated with a task that is to be performed in the autonomous mode, determine an estimated completion time for the task based on the one or more parameters associated with the task, and perform one or more actions based on the estimated completion time for the task.

Task completion time estimation for an autonomous machine

Display screen with an animated graphical user interface

Display screen with graphical user interface

A method for operating a milling machine is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input identifying a leg of a plurality of legs of the milling machine. Further, the method includes determining a height of the leg based on the receiving of the input identifying the leg. The height of the leg being determined based on position data of the leg. The position data being obtained by a first sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the controller and based on the determining the height of the leg, that a height of other legs of the plurality of legs is to be adjusted. Thereafter, the method includes adjusting the height of the other legs of the plurality of legs to the height of the leg. The height of the other legs being adjusted based on the determined height of the leg.

Methods and systems for operating a milling machine

A method of providing object detection warning to an operator of a machine is provided. The machine includes object detection modules, a display unit and a controller communicably coupled to the object detection modules and the display unit. The method detects at least one object being located within a predefined distance range from the machine and determines a distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine. The method further displays a threat warning widget on the display unit. The widget includes a plurality of threat level indicators, each of the threat level indicators being representative of a warning level as a function of distance and position of the object relative to the machine. Furthermore, the method activates at least one threat level indicator based on the determined distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine.

Method and system for providing object detection warning

A suspension system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The suspension system may have a seat operatively connected to a cabin floor of the mobile machine, a cylinder connected between the seat and the cabin floor, and a spring associated with the cylinder. The suspension system may also have at least one valve configured to regulate fluid flow into and out of the cylinder, and a controller in communication with the at least one valve. The controller may be configured to detect a failure condition of the suspension system. In response to detection of the failure condition, the controller may be further configured to cause the at least one valve to move to a default position at which fluid flow into and out of the cylinder is restricted by an amount that still allows fluid flow through the at least one valve.

Seat suspension system having fail-safe functionality

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Kristen Ann Gerstner