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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Daniel Stanek, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Roger D. Koch, Pekin, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Alig, Metamora, IL (US);
Robert J. Price, Dunlap, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Stanek, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Roger D. Koch, Pekin, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Alig, Metamora, IL (US);
Robert J. Price, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of assisting an operator of an excavating machine includes recommending a hop distance to move the machine based on the maximum distance that the machine can move and still be able to reach the bottom of the excavation that has already been dug by the machine during an excavating operation.