US 11,693,406 B2
Task completion time estimation for an autonomous machine
Robert Jason McGee, Peoria, IL (US); Sangameshwar Sonth, Dunlap, IL (US); Timothy O'Donnell, Long Lake, MN (US); and Kristen Ann Gerstner, Peoria, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/810,547.
Prior Publication US 2021/0278841 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/06 (2006.01); G06N 5/04 (2023.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); E01C 19/26 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); E01C 19/26 (2013.01); G06N 5/04 (2013.01); G07C 5/06 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2300/17 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A machine, comprising:
at least one of a propulsion system or a steering system configured to operate under automatic control in an autonomous mode of the machine; and
a controller configured to:
obtain one or more parameters associated with a task that is to be performed in the autonomous mode,
the task being a compaction task or a grading task;
determine an estimated completion time for the task based on the one or more parameters associated with the task; and
perform one or more actions based on the estimated completion time for the task.