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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Hirakata, JP;
Kenjiro Shimada, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/84 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/847 (2013.01); G01C 15/002 (2013.01); G05D 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A terrain information acquisition device acquires terrain information about a work site. A controller is configured to decide an inclination angle of the current terrain along a travel direction of the work vehicle from the terrain information. The controller is configured to decide a virtual design surface that is inclined at an inclination angle smaller than the inclination angle of the current terrain. The controller is configured to generate a command signal to a work implement of the work vehicle to move the work implement along the inclined virtual design surface.