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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Joseph E. Forcash, Clayton, NC (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for adjusting parameters on a machine that operates at least semi-autonomously and includes a lifting tool to lift or tilt a load. The system includes: an accelerometer, a rotational sensor, a positioning receiver, a level actuator and a tilt actuator to adjust a level and a tilt of the lifting tool, respectively, a speed control system to adjust a speed of the machine; and a controller on the machine to: access a terrain roughness threshold and a worksite map that includes terrain roughness data, receive data from the accelerometer and the rotational sensor, determine a current location of the machine, terrain roughness, whether the terrain roughness exceeds the terrain roughness threshold, and whether the machine is in a load-carrying phase of operation, and reduce the speed of the machine when the terrain roughness exceeds the terrain roughness threshold and the machine is in the load-carrying phase.