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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;
David Wisley, Peterborough, GB;
Michael Looney, Peterborough, GB;
Russell Pugh, Peterborough, GB;
Rodney Menold, Peterborough, GB;
Jonathan Moses, Peterborough, GB;
Tom Abel, Peterborough, GB;
Anthony Weltzer, Peterborough, GB;
Stephen Thompson, Peterborough, GB;
Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system and method for determining the compaction of terrain based on rolling resistance. The system comprises a work machine configured to move along a route along the terrain, a navigation system configured to generate route data indicative of the route, a sensor configured to generate operating parameter data indicative of an operating parameter of the work machine moving along the route, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to process the operating parameter data to generate rolling resistance data indicative of the resistance by the terrain to the movement of the work machine along the route, and to process the rolling resistance data to generate compaction data indicative of the compaction of the terrain along the route.