MACHINE AND BUCKET COMBINATION DETERMINATION

• US 20160040396A1
• Filed: 10/20/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Klungseth, Seth A., Shanahan, John N.
• Application Number:
  US14/887,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20160040396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2054 Fleet management
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/264 Sensors and their calibration for indicating the position of the work tool

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a method for determining a bucket and a machine combination operating along with multiple haul trucks of multiple sizes available in a mining site to achieve a target production efficiency. The method includes of providing a material information including at least one of a material category, a material bucket fill factor, and a material density. The method also includes providing a machine information including at least one of a static tipping load. The method includes providing a haul truck information including an average material load carried by the haul truck based on the material category, and available options of the haul trucks and haul truck sizes. Thereafter, the method includes determining the bucket and the machine combination based on analysis of the material information, the loader information, and the haul truck information.

Claims

1. A method for determining a bucket and a machine combination operating along with multiple haul trucks of multiple sizes available in a mining site to achieve a target production efficiency, the method comprising:

providing a material information including at least one of a material category, a material bucket fill factor, and a material density;

providing a machine information including at least one of a static tipping load;

providing a haul truck information including an average material load carried by the haul truck based on the material category, and available options of the haul trucks and haul truck sizes; and

determining the bucket and the machine combination based on analysis of the material information, the loader information, and the haul truck information.