US 12,216,018 B2
System and method for moving material
Suchitra Iyer, Pune (IN); Sanket Pawar, Pune (IN); Saumil Shah, Pune (IN); Asad Rashid, Pune (IN); and Bryon P. Neumann, Grimsby (CA)
Assigned to DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/221,484.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314860 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G01M 1/12 (2006.01); B60P 1/28 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 1/122 (2013.01) [E02F 9/265 (2013.01); B60P 1/286 (2013.01); E02F 9/2041 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for moving material, the system including:
a first machine including a bucket configured to move a material, an operator interface, and a first controller configured to communicate with the operator interface; and
a second machine having a front end and a rear end and including a dump bed, the dump bed including a first end positioned adjacent the front end of the second machine and a second end positioned adjacent the rear end of the machine, the dump bed configured to receive the material from the first machine, a sensor configured to measure the load of the dump bed, and a second controller configured to communicate with the sensor and the first controller,
wherein the first controller is configured to receive a first signal corresponding to a type of the material being moved by the bucket from the operator interface and generate a second signal corresponding to the type of the material being moved by the bucket,
wherein the second controller is configured to
determine, based on the second signal, a load distribution of the material in the dump bed,
determine, based on the load distribution, a first position of the dump bed at which a first dump should be unloaded from the bucket of the first machine, and
send a third signal corresponding to the first position to the first controller,
wherein the first controller is configured to display the first position on the operator interface,
wherein when the type of material is wet clay, frozen clay, asphalt, stones, or rocks, the load distribution in the dump bed positions a center of mass nearer to the first end of the dump bed than to the second end and the displayed first position of the dump bed is nearer to the first end of the dump bed than to the second end,
wherein when the material is sand, slurry, or snow, the load distribution in the dump bed positions the center of mass between the first end and the second end and the displayed first position of the dump bed is between the first end and the second end, and
wherein when the material is demolition waste, the load distribution in the dump bed positions the center of mass nearer to the second end of the dump bed than to the first end and the displayed first position of the dump bed is nearer to the second end of the dump bed than to the first end,
wherein the second controller is configured to cause movement of the dump bed to the first position.