System and method for optimizing a cut location

摘要

A system for determining a cut location at a work surface includes a position sensor and a controller. The controller stores a final design plane of the work surface and determines an actual profile of the work surface. A plurality of target profiles extending along a path are determined, each corresponding to a cut location. The target profiles are based at least in part upon the cut location, a loading profile, slot parameters, and the actual profile of the work surface. The controller is further configured to determine a lowest cost target profile and the lowest cost target profile defines an optimized cut location. A method is also provided.

主权项

1. A system for determining a lowest cost cut location for a work implement of a machine along a work surface, comprising:
a position sensor associated with the machine for generating position signals indicative of a position of the work surface; and a controller configured to:
receive position signals from the position sensor;determine the position of the work surface based upon the position signals to define an actual profile of the work surface;repeat the following for a plurality of cut locations along the work surface:
determine a target profile extending along the path corresponding to the cut location, each target profile being based at least in part upon the cut location, a loading profile of the work implement, slot parameters along at least a portion of the path, and the actual profile of the work surface; anddetermine a cost associated with moving the work implement in a first direction along each target profile from an initial position to a dump location and in a second direction a predetermined distance; andselect a lowest cost target profile, the lowest cost target profile defining the lowest cost cut location.