Systems and methods for autonomous movement of material
US11378964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0278
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method includes sensing, with a sensor, an outer surface of a pile of material, with a controller located on an at least partially autonomously-controlled machine, a midpoint of the pile of material based on the sensed outer surface; determining, with the controller, a plurality of potential loading paths around the midpoint for loading the machine; selecting, with the controller, a primary loading path of the potential loading paths based on a cost function analysis, and causing, with the controller, the machine to perform a loading instance as defined by the primary loading path.
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