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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); E02F 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2029 (2013.01); E02F 3/841 (2013.01); E02F 3/844 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for removing a crest end ramp along a work surface using a machine is provided. The computer-implemented method may include defining a volume threshold corresponding to a crest end region of the work surface where the volume threshold may be adjustable based on one or more parameters associated with the machine and the work surface, calculating a volume of material within the crest end region, comparing the calculated volume with the volume threshold, issuing a ramp cut if the calculated volume approximates but does not exceed the volume threshold, and issuing a short cut if the calculated volume exceeds the volume threshold.