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System and method for setting an end location of a path

  • US 9,360,334 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2014
  • Issued: 06/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for setting an end location of a path of operation of a machine at a work site, comprising:

  • a position sensor configured to determine a position of a path at the work site;

    a controller configured to;

    store a threshold characteristic of a pair of paths on opposite sides of the path of operation;

    determine a position of a first path and a position of a second path, the first path and the second path defining the pair of paths on opposite sides of the path of operation;

    determine a physical characteristic of the pair of paths based upon the position of the first path and the position of the second path;

    determine whether the physical characteristic of the pair of paths is less than a threshold characteristic;

    set the end location of the path of operation if the physical characteristic of the pair of paths is less than the threshold characteristic; and

    send a reverse command to the machine to prevent the machine from travelling past the end location;

    wherein the first path includes a first centerline and the second path includes a second centerline, and the physical characteristic is a distance between the first centerline and the second centerline.

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