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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Ha, Champaign, IL (US);
Shawn Nainan Mathew, Savoy, IL (US);
Yang Liu, Champaign, IL (US);
Qi Wang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); E02F 3/65 (2006.01); E02F 3/64 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/26 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); E02F 3/6436 (2013.01); E02F 3/6481 (2013.01); E02F 3/651 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01);
Abstract
A method for loading a payload carrier of a machine includes receiving, from a camera on the machine, a two-dimensional image of an interior of the payload carrier as material is loaded into the payload carrier. The method further includes filtering the image to identify a contour of the loaded material and determining an area of the contour. The method further includes controlling a display device indicate the determined area.