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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul T. Corcoran, Washington, IL (US);
Allen J. DeClerk, Princeton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/23 (2006.01); E01C 19/26 (2006.01); E01C 19/28 (2006.01); E01C 23/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/01 (2013.01); E01C 19/23 (2013.01); E01C 19/26 (2013.01); E01C 19/288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining a state of compaction of a work material includes a compactor and a compaction sensor system. A controller is configured to determine an empirical state of compaction of the work material based upon signals from the compaction sensor system and the characteristics of a machine associated with the compaction sensor system.