COMPACTION EFFORT ADJUSTMENT USING VIBRATION SENSORS
First Claim
1. A compactor for compacting a j obsite having a plurality of work areas comprising:
- a frame;
a compacting element having a variable vibratory mechanism and providing a first compaction effort to a first work area on which the compactor is located, wherein the compacting element is coupled to the frame;
a control system configured to;
determine a first compaction state for the first work area, wherein the first work area is the work area on which the compacting element is located;
determine a second compaction state for a second work area, wherein the second work area is the work area on which the compacting element will be located at a future time;
receive a vibration measurement from a vibration sensor located at a measuring location;
determine a first vibration distance which is the distance between the measuring location and the first work area;
determine a second vibration distance which is the distance between the measuring location and the second work area;
determine a second compaction effort for the second work area based on the first compaction state, the second compaction state, the vibration measurement, the first vibration distance, and the second vibration distance; and
provide the second compaction effort to the second work area.
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Abstract
A compactor for compacting a jobsite with a plurality of work areas includes a frame, a compacting element coupled to the frame and having a variable vibratory mechanism and providing a first compaction effort to a first work area on which the compactor is located and a control system. The control system determines a first compaction state for the first work area, determine a second compaction state for a second work area, receive a vibration measurement, determine a first vibration distance, and determine a second vibration distance. The control system also determines a second compaction effort for the second work area based on the first compaction state, the second compaction state, the vibration measurement, the first vibration distance, and the second vibration distance. Finally, the control system provides the second compaction effort to the second work area.
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19 Claims
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1. A compactor for compacting a j obsite having a plurality of work areas comprising:
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a frame; a compacting element having a variable vibratory mechanism and providing a first compaction effort to a first work area on which the compactor is located, wherein the compacting element is coupled to the frame; a control system configured to; determine a first compaction state for the first work area, wherein the first work area is the work area on which the compacting element is located; determine a second compaction state for a second work area, wherein the second work area is the work area on which the compacting element will be located at a future time; receive a vibration measurement from a vibration sensor located at a measuring location; determine a first vibration distance which is the distance between the measuring location and the first work area; determine a second vibration distance which is the distance between the measuring location and the second work area; determine a second compaction effort for the second work area based on the first compaction state, the second compaction state, the vibration measurement, the first vibration distance, and the second vibration distance; and provide the second compaction effort to the second work area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of compacting a j obsite having a plurality of work areas comprising:
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applying a first compaction effort to a first work area using a compactor; moving the compactor to a second work area; applying a second compaction effort to the second work area using the compactor; determining a first compaction state for the first work area; determining a second compaction state for the second work area; measuring a vibration at a measuring location; determining a first vibration distance which is the distance from the measuring location to the first work area; determining a second vibration distance which is the distance from the measuring location to the second work area; and determining the second compaction effort based on the first compaction state, the second compaction state, the vibration, the first vibration distance, and the second vibration distance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A compaction system for a j obsite having a plurality of work areas comprising:
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a compactor operating on the jobsite, the compactor having a variable vibratory mechanism providing a first compaction effort to a first work area, wherein the first work area is the work area on which the compactor is located; a plurality of vibration sensors at a plurality of measuring locations; and a control system in communication with the compactor and the plurality of vibration sensors and configured to; determine a first compaction state for the first work area; determine a second compaction state for a second work area, wherein the second work area is the work area on which the compactor will be located at a future time; receive a vibration measurement from a vibration sensor located at a measuring location; determine a first vibration distance which is the distance between the measuring location and the first work area; determine a second vibration distance which is the distance between the measuring location and the second work area; determine a second compaction effort for the second work area based on the first compaction state, the second compaction state, the vibration measurement, the first vibration distance, and the second vibration distance; and provide the second compaction effort to the second work area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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