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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2023
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kei Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Souichi Tsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoki Ando, Tokyo, JP;
KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system includes a machine position sensor and a controller. The machine position sensor outputs current position data indicative of the position of the work machine. The controller acquires actual topography data including the position of a first slot extending in a predetermined work direction, the position of a second slot positioned beside the first slot, and the position of a first excavation wall positioned between the first slot and the second slot. The controller determines a first excavation path extending from the first slot to a first position on the second slot and cuts across the first excavation wall. The controller determines a transportation path extending from a position behind the first position in the work direction, along the second slot, and toward a predetermined soil unloading position. The controller controls the work machine to move according to the first excavation path and the transportation path.