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Method and apparatus for monitoring material removal using mobile machinery

  • US 5,850,341 A
  • Filed: 06/30/1994
  • Issued: 12/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for monitoring in real time the removal of material from a land site by a mobile machine, comprising:

  • digital data storage and retrieval means for storing a site model, the site model including a model of the material to be removed and subdivided into regions of differentiating characteristics;

    means for generating digital signals representing in real time the instantaneous position of at least a portion of the machine relative to the site as it traverses the site;

    means for sensing the removal of material from the site by the mobile machine and generating a corresponding loading signal;

    means for recording an instantaneous loading position for the mobile machine relative to the site in response to the loading signal; and

    means for correlating the characteristics of the site material at the instantaneous loading position to the material removed by the machine.

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