US 11,939,743 B2
Control system and control method for work machine
Junji Harada, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/419,881
Filed by KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/006038
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/171014, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-027644 (JP), filed on Feb. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0049457 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. E02F 3/84 (2006.01); E02F 3/76 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 3/844 (2013.01) [E02F 9/262 (2013.01); E02F 9/265 (2013.01); E02F 3/7618 (2013.01); E02F 9/2225 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system for a work machine including a work implement, the control system comprising:
a controller configured to
acquire current terrain data indicative of a current terrain,
determine a target trajectory for a backward movement based on the current terrain, and
operate the work implement according to the target trajectory for the backward movement while the work machine is moving backward.
 
8. A control system for a work machine including a work implement, the control system comprising:
a controller configured to operate the work implement according to a target trajectory for a backward movement while the work machine is moving backward; and
an input device manually operable to change a tilt angle of the work implement,
the controller being further configured to
change the tilt angle of the work implement according to a manual operation of the input device, and
while the work implement is moving backward, move the work implement up and down according to the target trajectory for the backward movement while holding the work implement at the tilt angle.
 
11. A method performed by a processor for controlling a work machine including a work implement, the method comprising:
acquiring current terrain data indicative of a current terrain;
determining a target trajectory for a backward movement based on the current terrain; and
operating the work implement according to the target trajectory for the backward movement while the work machine is moving backward.
 
18. A method performed by a processor for controlling a work machine including a work implement, the method comprising:
operating the work implement according to a target trajectory for a backward movement while the work machine is moving backward;
receiving a signal from a manually operable input device to change a tilt angle of the work implement, and
changing the tilt angle of the work implement according to a manual operation of the input device, wherein
the operating the work implement including operating the work implement up and down according to the target trajectory for the backward movement while holding the work implement at the tilt angle when the work implement is moving backward.