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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Brian Mintah, Washington, IL (US);
Bassam J. Alshaer, Dunlap, IL (US);
John J. Krone, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeffrey K. Berry, Yorkville, IL (US);
Brian Mintah, Washington, IL (US);
Bassam J. Alshaer, Dunlap, IL (US);
John J. Krone, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeffrey K. Berry, Yorkville, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An automated bucket loading control method includes determining a bucket tilt parameter for a bucket of the machine which corresponds with a partial bucket load, and capturing a partial bucket load by controllably tilting the bucket in a pile of material according to the determined bucket tilt parameter. A control system includes a sensor configured to monitor a bucket tilt parameter and output a bucket tilt signal, and further includes an electronic payload controller coupled with the sensor which is configured to output bucket tilting control commands. The electronic payload controller is further configured to determine a value for the bucket tilt parameter that corresponds with a target partial bucket load and output corresponding bucket tilting control commands during moving a bucket of the machine in a material pile to capture a partial bucket load.