Cycle planner for an earthmoving machine
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for determining a series of work cycles for an earthmoving machine, including the steps of:
- a) determining a plurality of parameters of the earthmoving machine and of a volume of material to be moved;
b) modeling the volume of material;
c) planning a series of work cycles to move the modeled volume of material;
d) determining a level of productivity of the series of work cycles as a function of a predetermined optimization parameter;
e) repeating steps b) through d) a predetermined number of times; and
f) choosing an optimal series of work cycles for the earthmoving machine to move the volume of material.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for determining a series of work cycles for an earthmoving machine is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining a plurality of parameters, modeling a volume of material to be moved, planning a series of work cycles to move the volume of material, and determining a level of productivity of the series of work cycles. The method also includes the steps of repeating the above steps a predetermined number of times and choosing an optimal series of work cycles to move the volume of material.
-
Citations
29 Claims
-
1. A method for determining a series of work cycles for an earthmoving machine, including the steps of:
-
a) determining a plurality of parameters of the earthmoving machine and of a volume of material to be moved; b) modeling the volume of material; c) planning a series of work cycles to move the modeled volume of material; d) determining a level of productivity of the series of work cycles as a function of a predetermined optimization parameter; e) repeating steps b) through d) a predetermined number of times; and f) choosing an optimal series of work cycles for the earthmoving machine to move the volume of material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A method for determining a series of work cycles for an earthmoving machine, including the steps of:
-
determining a plurality of parameters of the earthmoving machine and of a volume of material to be moved; modeling the volume of material; planning a first series of work cycles to move the modeled volume of material; determining a level of productivity of the first series of work cycles as a function of a predetermined optimization parameter; planning a second series of work cycles to move the modeled volume of material; determining a level of productivity of the second series of work cycles as a function of the predetermined optimization parameter; and choosing one of the first and second series of work cycles for the earthmoving machine to move the volume of material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A method for modeling a volume of material to be moved by an earthmoving machine, including the steps of:
-
determining a volume of the material to be moved; determining a series of segments of the volume of material; and determining a series of segment work cycles for each segment as a function of a plurality of parameters of the earthmoving machine and of the material. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
-
Specification