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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Nicholas Oetken, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
John Marsolek, Watertown, MN (US);
Maria Biberdorf, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Bryan Downing, Champlin, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A compactor system for compacting a work material includes a roller drum, a vibratory mechanism, and a controller. The roller drum is configured to compact a work material. The vibratory mechanism is coupled to the roller drum and operatively coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to determine a vibration effort based on a vibration parameter, and further configured to generate an output signal to control the vibratory mechanism to apply the vibration effort to the roller drum. The controller includes at least one sensor and a processor. The at least one sensor is configured to sense a first data parameter of the work material and a second data parameter of the roller drum. The processor is configured to calculate the vibration parameter based on the first data parameter and the second data parameter.