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System and method for dumping material

  • US 10,407,878 B2
  • Filed: 05/23/2017
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for depositing a pile of material along a path by a machine at a worksite, the method comprising:

  • (a) storing a threshold volume of material to be moved along the path by a ground engaging work implement of the machine;

    (b) storing a threshold pile length measured along the path;

    (c) determining, by a controller, a transported volume of material transported by the ground engaging work implement of the machine along the path;

    (d) determining, by the controller, a pile depositing factor based upon a difference between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material, the pile depositing factor being a ratio between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material;

    (e) determining, by the controller, at least one parameter associated with the pile as a function of the threshold pile length and the pile depositing factor, the at least one parameter being a pile length along the path of the pile to be formed; and

    (f) operating, by the controller, the machine to deposit the determined volume to form the pile, on a working surface of the worksite, based on the at least one parameter.

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