Use of Wheel Slip to Help Identify Soft Spots
First Claim
1. A system for identifying and mapping soft spots traversed by a vehicle, the vehicle including a first wheel and a second wheel, the first and second wheels disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first slip sensor for detecting a rotational speed of the first wheel and generating first wheel rotational speed data, the first slip sensor linked to a mapping system for transmitting the first wheel rotational speed data to the mapping system;
a GPS sensor for detecting and generating GPS data, the GPS sensor linked to the mapping system for transmitting the GPS data to the mapping system; and
the mapping system configured to identify a location of a first wheel slip based on the first wheel rotational speed data and the GPS data.
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Abstract
A compactor gathers GPS, orientation and wheel slip data to identify the location of a soft spot in a surface that is being compacted and to isolate the soft spot to a particular side of the compactor if the wheel slip data indicates that the soft spot is located beneath only one of the compactor wheels. The GPS, orientation and wheel slip data are displayed as location information to an operator and/or sent to a remote location to facilitate the fast and accurate repair of the soft spot.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for identifying and mapping soft spots traversed by a vehicle, the vehicle including a first wheel and a second wheel, the first and second wheels disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a first slip sensor for detecting a rotational speed of the first wheel and generating first wheel rotational speed data, the first slip sensor linked to a mapping system for transmitting the first wheel rotational speed data to the mapping system; a GPS sensor for detecting and generating GPS data, the GPS sensor linked to the mapping system for transmitting the GPS data to the mapping system; and the mapping system configured to identify a location of a first wheel slip based on the first wheel rotational speed data and the GPS data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A compactor comprising:
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a first side including a first wheel and a second side including a second wheel; a first slip sensor for detecting the rotational speed of the first wheel and generating first wheel rotational speed data; a second slip sensor for detecting the rotational speed of the second wheel and generating second wheel rotational speed data; the first and second wheel slip sensors linked to a mapping system for transmitting the first and second wheel rotational speed data to the mapping system respectively; a GPS sensor for gathering GPS data, the GPS sensor linked to the mapping system for transmitting GPS data to the mapping system; and the mapping system configured to identify a location and a compactor side of a soft spot based on the first wheel rotational speed data, the second wheel rotational speed data and the GPS data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using wheel slip of a compactor to identify and locate soft spots comprising:
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providing a compactor, the compactor having a first side including a first wheel and a second side including a second wheel; detecting a rotational speed of the first wheel and generating first wheel rotational speed data; detecting a rotational speed of the second wheel and generating second wheel rotational speed data; collecting GPS data for the compactor; determining if the first wheel slips based on the first wheel rotational speed data exceeding a predetermined value and, if the first wheel slips, identifying a first location where the first wheel slips based on the GPS data; determining if the second wheel slips based on the second wheel rotational speed data exceeding a predetermined value and, if the second wheel slips, identifying a second location where the second wheel slips based on the GPS data; identifying a soft spot location based on if a first location, a second location or both a first and second location have been identified; and recording the soft spot location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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