US 12,146,273 B2
System and method for determining paving machine productivity
Craig M. Steffen, Lamberton, MN (US); Toby A. Frelich, Saint Michael, MN (US); and John L. Marsolek, Watertown, MN (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/366,656.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002981 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. E01C 23/01 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01)
CPC E01C 23/01 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
causing, by one or more controllers, a paving machine to form a paving mat of paving material on a surface of a worksite;
receiving, by the one or more controllers, sensor data:
associated with the paving mat, and
collected in real time during formation of the paving mat;
determining, by the one or more controllers and based at least in part on paving defect prediction criteria associated with preparing paving mats, first criteria associated with a first type of paving mat defect;
determining, by the one or more controllers and based at least in part on the paving defect prediction criteria, second criteria associated with a second type of paving mat defect different from the first type of paving mat defect;
determining, by the one or more controllers and based at least in part on the sensor data, whether the first criteria associated with the first type of paving mat defect is satisfied;
determining, by the one or more controllers and based at least in part on the sensor data, whether the second criteria associated with the second type of paving mat defect is satisfied;
determining, by the one or more controllers, in real time during formation of the paving mat, and based at least in part on whether the first criteria is satisfied or whether the second criteria is satisfied, that at least one of the first type of paving mat defect or the second type of paving mat defect is present in the paving mat;
generating, by the one or more controllers, a notification indicating the at least one of the first type of paving mat defect or the second type of paving mat defect is present in the paving mat;
causing, by the one or more controllers and during formation of the paving mat, the notification to be displayed via a control interface of the paving machine;
receiving, by the one or more controllers, a signal from a component of the paving machine, the component:
receiving a manual input based at least in part on the displayed notification, and
providing the signal to the one or more controllers based at least in part on the input; and
causing, by the one or more controllers, during formation of the paving mat, and based at least in part on the signal, a change in a setting of the paving machine associated with forming the at least one of the first type of paving mat defect or the second type of paving mat defect present in the paving mat.