Use of wheel slip to help identify soft spots
US10113929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/39
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A compactor gathers GPS, orientation and wheel slip data to identify the location of a soft spot in a surface that is being compacted and to isolate the soft spot to a particular side of the compactor if the wheel slip data indicates that the soft spot is located beneath only one of the compactor wheels. The GPS, orientation and wheel slip data are displayed as location information to an operator and/or sent to a remote location to facilitate the fast and accurate repair of the soft spot.
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