CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING TOOL TRACKING
First Claim
1. A control system for a machine having a work tool and operating at a work site, the control system comprising:
- a sensor associated with the work tool and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the work tool;
an offboard worksite controller; and
an onboard controller in communication with the sensor and the offboard worksite controller, the onboard controller configured to;
receive an input indicative of a current task being performed by the machine;
track movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the input; and
communicate the tracked movement to the offboard worksite controller.
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Abstract
A control system is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool and operating at a work site. The control system may have a sensor associated with the work tool and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the work tool, an offboard worksite controller, and an onboard controller in communication with the sensor and the offboard worksite controller. The onboard controller may be configured to receive from an operator an input indicative of a current task being performed by the machine, and track movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the operator input. The onboard controller may also be configured to communicate the tracked movement to the offboard worksite controller.
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24 Claims
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1. A control system for a machine having a work tool and operating at a work site, the control system comprising:
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a sensor associated with the work tool and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the work tool; an offboard worksite controller; and an onboard controller in communication with the sensor and the offboard worksite controller, the onboard controller configured to; receive an input indicative of a current task being performed by the machine; track movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the input; and communicate the tracked movement to the offboard worksite controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of machine control, the method comprising:
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sensing a position of a work tool; receiving an input indicative of a current machine task; tracking movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the input based on the sensed position; and updating a worksite terrain map based on the tracked movement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of machine control, the method comprising:
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determining a machine location; sensing a position of a work tool relative to the machine location; receiving from an operator a selection of a current machine task from a list of available machine tasks; tracking movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the selection based on the sensed position of the work tool; filtering the tracked movement of the work tool based on a distance from a known worksite boundary; and updating the worksite terrain map based only on tracked movements farthest from the known worksite boundary in a particular direction. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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