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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Russell A. Brockhurst, Carindale, AU;
Kevin E. Gates, St. Lucia, AU;
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); E02F 9/2054 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06312 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06314 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for dispatching haul trucks includes a production planner configured to operate based on a production plan. The production planner computationally defines production arcs for transferring material from loading tools to dump sites, computationally develops one or more possible return arcs for each production arc, compiles a set of possible return arcs, and computationally selects a sub-set of the possible return arcs to command a real time dispatcher.