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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Thandava K. Edara, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Taylor, Swissvale, PA (US);
Troy K. Becicka, Sahuarita, AZ (US);
Jean-Jacques Clar, Edelstein, IL (US);
Kyle Edwards, Gillette, WY (US);
Mo Wei, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for automated control of a machine includes a position sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a position of a work surface along a first slot and along a second slot. The work surface along the first slot and the second slot define at least a portion of a berm. The controller is further configured to determine a physical characteristic of the first slot and the second slot and generate a berm reduction command if the physical characteristic of the first slot and the second slot is less than the characteristic threshold of the first slot and the second slot.