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Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017

Filed:

May. 31, 2016
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventor:

Kenneth L. Stratton, Dunlap, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); E02F 9/205 (2013.01); E02F 9/262 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates to method for executing project plan at worksite including project location. The method includes receiving, the project plan and analyzing, by the control unit, the project plan to determine excavation locations and dumping locations. The method further includes determining properties of material associated with the excavation locations and the dumping locations. The method includes determining, by the control unit, if properties of material associated with the excavation locations are matching with the properties of material present at the dumping locations, and if properties of materials present at the excavation locations are matching with the properties of materials present at the dumping locations, by combining materials present at the excavation locations with the materials present at the dumping locations. The method includes instructing the machine to excavate materials.


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