Method and apparatus for managing simultaneous access to a resource by a fleet of mobile machines
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1. A system for managing a resource shared by a plurality of mobile machines, comprising:
- at least one dump location located within said resource;
a plurality of stop points located adjacent said at least one dump location;
a queue manager located on each mobile machine of said plurality of mobile machines, said queue manager being adapted to generate a queue position request signal in response to said mobile machine approaching said resource; and
a resource manager adapted to establish a queue to control access to said resource, and adapted to receive said queue position request signal and responsively determine a queue position in said queue, and enable simultaneous access of said dump location by said plurality of mobile machines, each mobile machine of said plurality of mobile machines accessing a respective one of said plurality of stop points.
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The invention is a system and method for managing a resource having a dump location. A plurality of stop points are located adjacent to the dump location. Each of a plurality of mobile machines includes a queue manager adapted to generate a queue position request signal as each mobile machine approaches the resource. A resource manager is adapted to establish and control a queue to control access to the resource in response to receiving a queue position request signal. The resource manager is also adapted to enable simultaneous access of the dump location by the mobile machines.
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1. A system for managing a resource shared by a plurality of mobile machines, comprising:
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at least one dump location located within said resource; a plurality of stop points located adjacent said at least one dump location; a queue manager located on each mobile machine of said plurality of mobile machines, said queue manager being adapted to generate a queue position request signal in response to said mobile machine approaching said resource; and a resource manager adapted to establish a queue to control access to said resource, and adapted to receive said queue position request signal and responsively determine a queue position in said queue, and enable simultaneous access of said dump location by said plurality of mobile machines, each mobile machine of said plurality of mobile machines accessing a respective one of said plurality of stop points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing a resource shared by a plurality of mobile machines, said resource having a dump location located within said resource, said resource having a plurality of stop points located adjacent said dump location, the method including the steps of:
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establishing and controlling a queue to control access to said resource; and enabling simultaneous access of said dump location by said plurality of mobile machines, each mobile machine of said plurality of mobile machines accessing a respective one of said plurality of stop points. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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