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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Katherine Miller, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Joseph Faivre, Edelstein, IL (US);
Bradley Krone, Dunlap, IL (US);
Tony Metzger, Congerville, IL (US);
Steve Ott, Washington, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine having a ground-engaging work tool is disclosed includes a traction device configured to move the machine on a ground surface, a control system configured to determine a slip experienced by the machine as the machine moves on the ground surface, and a display device. The display device may be configured to pictorially display (a) the determined slip, and (b) one or more target ranges of slip, wherein the machine efficiency when slip has a value within a target range may be higher compared to the efficiency when slip is outside the target range.