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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Sarah Elizabeth Schonert, Dunlap, IL (US);
Renita Ryan Metcalf, Peoria, IL (US);
Darrell Richards, Bloomington, IL (US);
Kristen Ann Gerstner, Peoria, IL (US);
Micheal David Valerio, Morton, IL (US);
Shailesh Babu Ramineni, Peoria, IL (US);
Brad Robert Van De Veer, Washington, IL (US);
Qi Xing, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
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.