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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Inventor:

Reece A. Berns, Otsego, MN (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/48 (2006.01); E01C 19/42 (2006.01); E01C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/48 (2013.01); E01C 19/42 (2013.01); E01C 19/004 (2013.01); E01C 2301/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining a change in an angle of attack of a screed on a paving machine includes determining a first angle of attack of the screed, determining a second angle of attack of the screed based on data from at least one sensor located on the screed and at least one sensor located on a frame of the paving machine, and determining a change in the angle of attack based on the first angle of attack and the second angle of attack. The method also includes providing a notification of at least one of the first angle of attack, the second angle of attack, or the change in the angle of attack.


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