Excavator data acquisition and control system and process

Details Excavator data acquisition and control system and process Excavator data acquisition and control system and process

1996-06-12

1997-08-26

Melius, Terry Lee

Excavating

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172 3, 342 22, G01S 728, G01S 1324

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056599854

ABSTRACT:
An information acquisition and control system and process acquires geological information from a subsurface and modifies the operation of an excavating machine using the acquired geological information. The system includes a data acquisition system to acquire geological information along an excavation route, a machine controller to control the operation of the excavating machine, and a main controller that produces estimated machine performance parameters for use by the machine controller using the acquired geological information and machine operation information. In another embodiment, geologic characteristics acquired for a first subsurface are associated with excavation performance information for the first subsurface to produce correlation data. Geologic characteristics acquired at a second subsurface are compared with the correlation data to produce estimated excavation performance information for the second subsurface.

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