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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Dean G. Povey, Queensland, AU;
Michael Siemer, Queensland, AU;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A traffic control system is disclosed as having a locating device configured to generate a location signal indicative of a location of each of a plurality of machines. The traffic control system may also have an onboard controller configured to regulate operation of the plurality of machines based on the location signal, a communication device, and a worksite controller. The worksite controller may be configured to determine a first route for a first of the plurality of machines, and to determine if a first lane of the first route is blocked by a second of the plurality of machines. The worksite controller may also be configured to determine if a second lane of the first route intersects with a second route of the second of the plurality of machines, and to selectively grant permission for travel of the first of the plurality of machines through the second lane.