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Operator assist features for excavating machines based on perception system feedback

  • US 10,358,796 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2015
  • Issued: 07/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for an excavating machine comprising:

  • a control system comprising a processing system, one or more sensors, a user interface, and a vision system, wherein the control system receives input signals from the user interface, the one or more sensors, and the vision system; and

    a motor in communication with the control system and the motor adapted to control movement of a portion of the excavating machine, wherein the control system is adapted to control operation of the motor,wherein, in order to identify a hauling capacity of a haul truck, the vision system of the control system is configured to capture an image of the haul truck, wherein the image of the haul truck is compared by the processing system to a set of haul truck images stored in a database to identify a type and the haul capacity of the haul truck, andwherein the control system is configured to display the hauling capacity of the haul truck to the operator of the excavating machine via the user interface, and wherein the control system is further configured to display a remaining load capacity of the haul truck based on the hauling capacity and amount of soil dumped by the excavating machine into the haul truck.

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