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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2016
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jean-Jacques Clar, Edelstein, IL (US);
Michael Taylor, Wexford, PA (US);
Troy K. Becicka, Sahuarita, AZ (US);
Ross McAree, Brisbane, AU;
Kyle Edwards, Sahuarita, AZ (US);
Peter Beasley, Brisbane, AU;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for moving material from a first work area to a second work area includes a change in terrain sensor, a machine position sensor, and a controller. The controller performs first material moving operations including tip head operations until the void at the second work area is filled to a predetermined extent. The controller performs second material moving operation including backstacking operations until a predetermined amount of material has been moved from the first work area.