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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2022
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventor:

Andrew J. Vitale, Edwards, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods can position or provide a mobile machine in a queue of a plurality of the mobile machines such that an estimated future amount of energy of an energy source if the mobile machine is at or above a required amount of energy of the energy source to complete a predetermined task after the mobile machine reaches an end of the queue. Such positioning or providing can include or be moving the mobile machine up or forward in the queue from a condition where the estimated future amount of energy of the energy source is less than the required amount of energy of the energy source to complete the predetermined task after the mobile machine reaches the end of the queue.


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