Method and appartatus for design placement for earthmoving applications
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1. A method for planning earthwork placement for a worksite, the planned earthworks to be constructed by a work machine, the work machine including an onboard system, comprising the steps of:
- storing electronically at least one design template in a data storage system of said onboard system;
storing electronically a map in said data storage system;
positioning said template on said map; and
altering the position of said template relative to said map.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for storing earthwork design templates in an on-board system on a work machine. The machine operator may select one or more of the templates and place and orient the template on a topographic map displayed on a screen. The operator may adjust the position and heading in the x-y plane and adjust the elevation, slope, and cross slope of the template relative to the map.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for planning earthwork placement for a worksite, the planned earthworks to be constructed by a work machine, the work machine including an onboard system, comprising the steps of:
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storing electronically at least one design template in a data storage system of said onboard system;
storing electronically a map in said data storage system;
positioning said template on said map; and
altering the position of said template relative to said map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for planning earthwork placement for a work site, the planned earthwork to be constructed by a work machine, comprising:
an onboard system comprising;
a data storage system for electronically storing at least one design template of an earthwork and a map of at least one portion of the worksite;
a display for displaying said template and said map; and
a processor for manipulating a position of said template relative to said map. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for planning earthwork placement for a worksite, the planned earthworks to be constructed by a work machine, the work machine including an onboard system, comprising:
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display means in said onboard system for displaying visual representations of a template of an earthwork and a map of at least a portion of the worksite; and
manipulation means in said onboard system for manipulating said template relative to said map. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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