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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
John L. Marsolek, Watertown, MN (US);
Toby A. Frelich, Saint Michael, MN (US);
Rick L. Mings, Andover, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling a supply machine and a paving machine includes a supply machine having a first sensor for generating first signals indicative of a first characteristic associated with the supply machine, and a first controller configured to determine a first characteristic associated with the supply machine. The paving machine includes a second sensor for generating second signals indicative of a second characteristic associated with the paving machine and a second controller configured to determine the second characteristic associated with the paving machine, receive first operating signals indicative of the first characteristic associated with the supply machine, and generate command signals to control operation of the paving machine based upon the first characteristic associated with the supply machine and the second characteristic associated with the paving machine.