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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Robert Jason McGee, Peoria, IL (US);
Craig L. Koehrsen, East Peoria, IL (US);
Paul D Lenzen, Peoria, IL (US);
Clarence Matthew Glover, Edwards, IL (US);
Kyle Hendricks, Saint Francis, MN (US);
Joshua Struble, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Justin Peters, Clayton, NC (US);
Sangameshwar Sonth, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A controller may configure the machine to operate in a plurality of modes including a manned control mode, a remote control mode, and an autonomous control mode. The controller may receive a request to cause the machine to perform an action; and determine a requested mode of operation of the machine associated with the request. The requested mode of operation may be one of the plurality of modes. The controller may selectively deny the request or enable the machine to perform the action based on a priority assigned to a current mode of operation of the machine and a priority assigned to the requested mode of operation.