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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Carnegie-mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kenneth L. Stratton, Dunlap, IL (US);
Louis Bojarski, Coraopolis, PA (US);
Peter Rander, Mars, PA (US);
Randon Warner, Allison Park, PA (US);
Jason Ziglar, Christianburg, VA (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A mapping system includes a pose sensor, a mapping sensor, a database defining a work surface, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive pose signals and determine the position and the orientation of the machine and receive mapping signals and determine a plurality of raw data points. The controller further determines a plurality of machine points defining a position of a portion of the machine and filters the plurality of raw data points based upon the plurality of machine points to define a plurality of filtered data points. The database may be updated with the plurality of filtered data points.