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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Benjamin J. Hodel, Dunlap, IL (US);
Adam M. Nackers, Washington, IL (US);
Justin Lee Steinlage, Mackinaw, IL (US);
Mo Wei, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system for a machine includes a machine body, a linkage assembly, a bucket coupled to the machine body via the linkage assembly, a user interface remote from the machine body, and a controller in communication with the user interface. The controller is configured to receive one or more signals defining a dump region. The dump region includes a front-most end point and a rear-most end point. The controller is also configured to receive one or more signals defining a dump order or dump specification and initiate an autonomous digging and dumping procedure.