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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Braunstein, Washington, IL (US);
Ramadev Hukkeri, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Taylor, Swissvale, PA (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed of modifying a worksite for calibrating a vehicle model used to autonomously control a first machine on the worksite. The method may include receiving a signal from the first machine indicative of an aspect of the vehicle model in need of calibration. The method may also include determining, in response to receipt of the signal, that the worksite includes a calibration site having a characteristic corresponding to the aspect of the vehicle model, and that calibrating the aspect of the vehicle model requires modifying the characteristic of the calibration site. The method may further include autonomously modifying the characteristic of the calibration site with a second machine at the worksite, and directing the first machine to the modified calibration site for autonomous calibration of the aspect of the vehicle model.