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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2024
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Shaun David Currier, Naperville, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a machine to adjust the angle of repose of a material pile by receiving, by one or more processors and from sensors, measurements of geometric characteristics of a material pile; determining an actual angle of repose for the pile; identifying properties of the material; determining, by the one or more processors, a target angle of repose for the material pile according to the one or more material properties; determining an optimized travel path for a tool through the material pile, according to the actual and target angle of repose; and causing the tool to be actuated along the optimized travel path, wherein the tool engages and lifts a portion of the material to a top of the material pile such that the remaining material of the material pile has an angle of repose that is substantially equal to the target angle of repose.