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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2018
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Brent R. Kleinvachter, Clear Lake, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A cross slope monitoring system for a paver having a screed assembly, a first tow point lift cylinder, and a second tow point lift cylinder. The system includes a first tow point lift cylinder sensor associated with the first tow point lift cylinder and configured to send a first signal indicative of the position of the first tow point lift cylinder, a second tow point lift cylinder sensor associated with the first tow point lift cylinder and configured to send a second signal indicative of the position of the second tow point lift cylinder, and a processor, The processor configured to determine the cross slope of the screed assembly based on the first signal and the second signal, compare the determined cross slope to a cross slope threshold, and generate a response if the determined cross slope is equal to or greater than the cross slope threshold.