Caterpillar Inc.

Satish Yadav

Sridhar Deivasigamani

Kenneth Lee Stratton

Brian Eugene Lister

Qi Chen

Michael D Braunstein

Eric Alan Reiners

Larry Ellis Kendrick

Timothy A Lorentz

James B Maddock

Kevin A Vernagus

Robert Urban Murray

David Langsford Collins

Gareth John Estebanez

A positioning system and method for determining a position of a machine on a worksite are disclosed. The method may store a map of the worksite which includes one or more known objects in the worksite. The method may determine whether a locating device associated with the machine is accurately providing the position of the machine. The method may also include detecting one or more objects in the worksite. The method may further determine an unmatched object from among the detected objects that does not match the one or more known objects stored in the map. The method may also store the unmatched object in the map as a known object of the worksite.

Positioning system utilizing enhanced perception-based localization

An exemplary power management system may include a power source and a transmission. The transmission may include a drive member and at least two shift ranges. The drive member may be driveably engaged with the power source. The power management system may also include a control system in communication with the power source and the transmission. The control system may be operative to cause a shift transition between the at least two shift ranges in response to a shift command. The control system may also be operative, during at least a portion of the shift transition, to modify at least one of a speed of the drive member and a speed of the power source based on at least one of a load condition of the power source, a speed of the power source, and the at least two shift ranges.

Power management system

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Satish Yadav