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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Thomas M. Congdon, Dunlap, IL (US);
Paul T. Corcoran, Washington, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas M. Congdon, Dunlap, IL (US);
Paul T. Corcoran, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating a compactor includes determining a value indicative of a compaction state of a region of work material after each of a plurality of compactor passes, and triggering a compaction fault condition if an incipient compaction response satisfies aberrant compaction criteria. A machine includes an electronic controller configured to trigger a compaction fault condition responsively to sensor input signals indicative that aberrant compaction criteria are satisfied by an incipient compaction response of a work material.