US 11,746,498 B2
Systems and methods for electronically assessing operator performance when operating a machine based on machine-related data associated with the machine
Gautham Subramanian, Peoria, IL (US); Bradley K. Bomer, Pekin, IL (US); Shane C. McBride, Denver, CO (US); and Allen J. Declerk, Princeton, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/105,903.
Prior Publication US 2022/0170240 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. E02F 9/20 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/2045 (2013.01) [E02F 9/2054 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for managing work projects for haul trucks comprising:
a work project management module of a first entity, including memory and processing circuitry, configured to receive and process work project information for a work project to be performed by one or more haul trucks of a second entity different from the first entity, the work project information including worksite data regarding one or more worksites associated with the work project, haul truck data regarding the one or more haul trucks, and operator data regarding one or more operators for the one or more haul trucks; and
a routing module of a third entity different from the first and second entities, which is accessible by the second entity, configured to receive the work project information from the work project module, determine job-specific route information for the work project for each of the one or more haul trucks based on the work project information, and provide the determined job-specific route information in the context of a map to each of the one or more haul trucks for display on a display device in the haul truck,
wherein the work project management module is configured to, for each of the one or more haul trucks, receive actual route information regarding an actual route taken for the work project by the haul truck, compare the actual route information to the job-specific route information, and determine route deviation, if any, regarding the comparison,
wherein the work project management module is configured to electronically output feedback to the second entity regarding the determined route deviation,
wherein the feedback electronically output by the work project management module includes compliance information for each of the one or more haul trucks pertaining to the route deviation for the work project,
wherein the compliance information includes a scaled compliance score based on an adjusted operating point of the one or more haul trucks, the adjustment of the operating point being a reduction of the operating point based on the collected road surface-related information, and
wherein the scaled compliance score is within compliance even with the route deviation for the work project and the reduction of the operating point.