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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Matthew E. Kontz, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2006.01); E02F 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2013.01); E02F 3/84 (2013.01); E02F 3/841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for determining a cleanup pass profile is provided. The method may include identifying a pass target extending from a first end to a second end along a work surface, determining one or more volume constraints based at least partially on machine load limits and volume differentials between the pass target and the work surface, generating a plurality of primitives between the first end and the second end based on the volume constraints, and adjoining the primitives to form a substantially continuous cleanup pass profile.