SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AND CHARACTERIZING A TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURE FROM A WORK VEHICLE
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1. A work vehicle for locating and characterizing a topographic feature at a job site, the work vehicle including:
- a chassis;
a tool moveably coupled to the chassis to move earth at the job site;
a controller;
a vehicle positioning system in communication with the controller to locate the work vehicle at the job site;
a feature locating system in communication with the controller to locate the topographic feature relative to the work vehicle; and
a feature characterization system including at least one instrument in communication with the controller to determine at least one characteristic of the topographic feature, the feature characterization system being coupled to the feature locating system for movement therewith relative to the chassis.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a work vehicle having a system for locating and characterizing a topographic feature at a job site. The located topographic feature may be characterized using or more optical instruments, such as a visible-light camera, an infrared-radiation camera, a spectrometer, an infrared thermometer, and a laser-based gas detector. The location and the characteristic of the topographic feature may be combined to produce an informative record of the topographic feature at the job site.
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1. A work vehicle for locating and characterizing a topographic feature at a job site, the work vehicle including:
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a chassis; a tool moveably coupled to the chassis to move earth at the job site; a controller; a vehicle positioning system in communication with the controller to locate the work vehicle at the job site; a feature locating system in communication with the controller to locate the topographic feature relative to the work vehicle; and a feature characterization system including at least one instrument in communication with the controller to determine at least one characteristic of the topographic feature, the feature characterization system being coupled to the feature locating system for movement therewith relative to the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A work vehicle for locating and characterizing a topographic feature at a job site, the work vehicle including:
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a chassis; a tool moveably coupled to the chassis to move earth at the job site; and a controller having software with instructions that, when interpreted by the controller, perform the steps of; determining a geographic location point of the topographic feature at the job site; automatically determining at least one characteristic of the topographic feature at the geographic location point; and associating the geographic location point with the at least one characteristic into a record of the topographic feature at the geographic location point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for locating and characterizing a topographic feature at a job site from a work vehicle, the method including the steps of:
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determining a geographic location point of the work vehicle at the job site; determining a geographic location point of the topographic feature relative to the geographic location point of the work vehicle; operating at least one electromagnetic instrument to determine at least one characteristic of the topographic feature at the geographic location point of the topographic feature; and associating the geographic location of point the topographic feature with the at least one characteristic of the topographic feature into a record of the topographic feature. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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