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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Zhijun Cai, Dunlap, IL (US);
Bradley K. Bomer, Pekin, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Alig, Metamora, IL (US);
Aaron R. Shatters, Montgomery, IL (US);
Eric Cler, Oswego, IL (US);
Brad R. Van De Veer, Washington, IL (US);
Thomas E. Beccue, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling an operation of a machine is disclosed. The system includes an image capturing device and a controller. The image capturing device generates a signal indicative of a surrounding area of the machine. The controller is in communication with the image capturing device. The controller determines a preceding work cycle of the machine comprising a dig segment and determines a preceding segment associated with the preceding work cycle to be a dump segment. The controller further identifies a work aggregate within the surrounding area of the machine, when the preceding segment of the preceding work cycle is the dump segment. Further, the controller determines a distance between an implement of the machine and the work aggregate and issues a shift request to downshift a gear drive of a transmission system of the machine, if the distance is less than a predefined distance.