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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Jason W. Muir, Andover, MN (US);
Nathaniel S. Doy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lee M. Hogan, Champlin, MN (US);
Matthew-David S. Frantz, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Brian J. Schlenker, Shoreview, MN (US);
Derek P. Nieuwsma, Loretto, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
An implement with a ground-engaging tool may include a frame supported above a surface of a ground by a ground-engaging portion and a suspension and a tool supported by and adjustable relative to the frame and configured for working the ground. The implement may also include a plurality of ground sensors configured for capturing distance measurements to determine the position of the frame relative to the surface and a control and monitor system configured for establishing a nominal scratch position of the tool relative to the surface based on the distance measurements. A method of controlling a rotor tool depth of a milling machine and a method of operating a milling machine are also described.