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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Christopher Arnold Junck, Hyogo, JP;
Carl John Moberg, Hyogo, JP;
Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products can determine wear, damage, change, or other characteristics of a portion of a front linkage of an excavator. The systems, methods, and computer program products can comprise determining, based on signals from at least one sensor of the excavator, that the excavator is in a predetermined state to weigh at least a portion of the front linkage of the excavator; determining a weight of the portion of the front linkage of the excavator under a condition that the excavator is in the state to weigh the portion of the front linkage of the excavator; determining that the determined weight of the portion of the front linkage is outside of a predetermined weight range; and electronically outputting information regarding a further action to be taken with respect to the portion of the front linkage of the excavator.