SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES
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1. A mobile construction system comprising:
- a mobile construction vehicle; and
an autonomous machine,wherein the mobile construction vehicle includes;
a frame;
an engine coupled to the frame;
at least one implement; and
a command and control station includinga controller, a wireless communication module, anda user interface, wherein the command and control station is configured to process a worksite plan comprising control instructions for an autonomous machine, andwherein the autonomous machine includes;
a control and communication system configured to receive the control instructions from the mobile construction vehicle and to operate the autonomous machine in response to the received control instructions.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling multiple autonomous construction vehicles on a work site are described. The systems include a command and control station located on a mobile construction vehicle working on the worksite. The command and control station provides the ability to control operation of the autonomous construction vehicles.
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1. A mobile construction system comprising:
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a mobile construction vehicle; and an autonomous machine, wherein the mobile construction vehicle includes; a frame; an engine coupled to the frame; at least one implement; and a command and control station including a controller, a wireless communication module, and a user interface, wherein the command and control station is configured to process a worksite plan comprising control instructions for an autonomous machine, and wherein the autonomous machine includes; a control and communication system configured to receive the control instructions from the mobile construction vehicle and to operate the autonomous machine in response to the received control instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The mobile construction system of claim 7, wherein the instruction data comprises instructions for the control and communication system to control operation of the compactor within a defined physical zone of a worksite.
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8. A method of controlling a construction vehicle, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting operating instructions from a command and control station of a mobile construction vehicle to a second mobile construction vehicle, wherein the second mobile construction vehicle is an autonomous construction vehicle; wirelessly receiving the operating instructions with a control and communication system of the second construction vehicle; and controlling, by the control and communication system, operation second construction vehicle in response to the received operating instructions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling an autonomous construction vehicle, the method comprising:
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creating a worksite plan for a construction site; wirelessly transmitting operating instructions, based on the worksite plan, from a command and control station of a mobile construction vehicle to a first autonomous construction vehicle; monitoring, with the command and control station, data transmitted from the first autonomous construction vehicle; editing the worksite plan, with the command and control station, at least partially in response to the data transmitted from the first autonomous construction vehicle; and wirelessly transmitting edited operating instructions based on the edited worksite plan, from the command and control station of the mobile construction vehicle to the first autonomous construction vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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