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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Nathaniel S. Doy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lee M. Hogan, Champlin, MN (US);
Jason W. Muir, Andover, MN (US);
Hyppolite Kuissi, Peoria, IL (US);
Matthew-David S. Frantz, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
An implement with a ground-engaging tool may include a frame, a ground-engaging portion for supporting the frame on a surface of ground, and a suspension system coupling the ground-engaging portion to the frame and for adjusting the frame relative to the ground-engaging portion. The implement may also include a tool supported by and adjustable relative to the frame and configured for working the ground. The implement may also include a control and monitor system configured for establishing a nominal position of the tool relative to the surface and for establishing an actual position of the tool relative to the surface based on an offset adjustment. A method of determining a rotor tool depth of a milling machine and a method of operating a milling machine may also be provided.