Method for monitoring the work cycle of mobile machinery during material removal
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1. A method for monitoring a work cycle of a mobile machine for moving material on a land site, said mobile machine having a body and a bucket, said body being adapted to rotate about a fixed point of reference, including the steps of:
- determining an angular velocity of said body;
determining that said body is stopped in response to said angular velocity being less than a specified amount;
determining a duration of time said body is stopped; and
determining said work cycle in response to said duration of time.
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Abstract
The invention is a method for monitoring a work cycle of a mobile machine on a land site. The mobile machine has a bucket and a body that is adapted to rotate about a fixed point of reference. The method includes the steps of determining an angular velocity of the body, determining the body is stopped based on the angular velocity, determining a duration of time the body is stopped, and determining the work cycle in response to the duration of time the body is stopped.
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1. A method for monitoring a work cycle of a mobile machine for moving material on a land site, said mobile machine having a body and a bucket, said body being adapted to rotate about a fixed point of reference, including the steps of:
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determining an angular velocity of said body; determining that said body is stopped in response to said angular velocity being less than a specified amount; determining a duration of time said body is stopped; and determining said work cycle in response to said duration of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for monitoring a work cycle of a mobile machine for moving material on a land site, said mobile machine having a body and a bucket, said body being adapted to rotate about a fixed point of reference, including the steps of:
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determining an angular velocity of said body; determining said body is stopped in response to said angular velocity being less than a specified amount; determining a duration of time said body is stopped; determining a resource map for said land site; defining a potential load region as a portion of said land site located between said body and a maximum extension of said bucket, said potential load region being determined in response to said body being stopped, said potential load region including a primary load region and a secondary load region, said secondary load region being adjacent to said mobile machine, and said primary load region being adjacent to, and overlapping said secondary load region opposite of said mobile machine; determining said bucket performed a dumping operation in response to said duration of time being less than a specified amount and said material type in said secondary load region being mined out; determining said bucket performed a loading operation in response to said duration of time of being one of greater than and equal to said specified amount and said secondary load region not being mined out; and determining the work cycle in response to said duration of time, said dumping operation and said loading operation.
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11. A method for monitoring a work cycle of a mobile machine for moving material on a land site, said mobile machine having a body and a bucket, said body being adapted to rotate about a fixed point of reference, including the steps of:
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determining an angular velocity of said body; determining that said body is stopped in response to said angular velocity being less than a specified amount; determining a duration of time said body is stopped; and
,identifying one of a loading and a dumping portion of a work cycle in response to said duration of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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