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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar of Australia Pty. Ltd., Tullamarine, Victoria, AU;
Inventor:
Darryl V. Collins, Jindalee, AU;
Assignee:
Caterpillar of Australia Pty, Ltd., Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 99/00 (2009.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01C 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 99/005 (2013.01); G01C 7/02 (2013.01); G01C 15/00 (2013.01); G01S 7/003 (2013.01); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01V 99/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a method of determining a mine worksite's terrain. The method may include determining positions of a surface of the worksite based on measurements relating to the worksite's terrain. At least some of the measurements may be received from a plurality of mobile machines on the worksite. The method may include transmitting a first subset of the determined positions to a first mobile machine on the worksite. A corresponding computing system and computer-readable medium for executing the method are also described.