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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Applicant:
Adam J. Gudat, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Inventor:
Adam J. Gudat, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An avoidance system is disclosed for operating a vehicle on a pile of material on a worksite, the material being released through an opening at the worksite and causing a disturbance zone to form on a surface of the pile. The system has a sensor positioned at the worksite and configured to sense the surface of the pile, and a processor in communication with the sensor and the vehicle. The processor is configured to identify the disturbance zone based on the sensed surface and a known location of the opening, and to transmit a signal indicative of the disturbance zone to the vehicle.