Recommending a machine repositioning distance in an excavating operation
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1. A system for excavating a trench requiring a plurality of excavating phases, each from a different machine set-up position, comprising:
- an excavating assemblage; and
a control system configured to calculate repositioning distance for machine movement between excavating phases and set-up positions based upon an effective reach of the excavating assemblage and a trench depth, and configured to communicate the repositioning distance to a machine operator.
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Abstract
A system and method of assisting an operator of an excavating machine includes recommending a hop distance to move the machine based on the maximum distance that the machine can move and still be able to reach the bottom of the excavation that has already been dug by the machine during an excavating operation.
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1. A system for excavating a trench requiring a plurality of excavating phases, each from a different machine set-up position, comprising:
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an excavating assemblage; and a control system configured to calculate repositioning distance for machine movement between excavating phases and set-up positions based upon an effective reach of the excavating assemblage and a trench depth, and configured to communicate the repositioning distance to a machine operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A machine for excavating a continuous trench in a plurality of excavating phases, each excavating phase having a different machine set-up position along the oath of the trench being excavated, comprising:
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an excavating assemblage including a boom pivoted to the machine, a stick pivoted to the boom, and a bucket pivoted to the stick; and a control module configured to calculate and recommend to an operator repositioning distance for machine movement between the excavating phases and set-up positions based upon a reach of the excavating assemblage and a desired trench depth. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating an excavating machine in a trenching operation, comprising:
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initiating a trenching operation including a plurality of excavating phases for completion of a continuous trench, each excavating phase defined by a separate set-up position; employing the excavating assemblage during a first excavating phase at a first set-up position to excavate a trench to a first desired depth; activating an electronic controller for calculating a repositioning distance that the machine may be moved for a second excavating phase at a second set-up position based upon a second desired depth for the second excavating phase and a reach of the excavating assemblage; and providing a signal from the electronic controller communicating to an operator the calculated repositioning distance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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