Grade control systems and methods for earthmoving implements

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12209393
APP PUB NO 20240044111A1
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17880864

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Grade control systems and methods for an earthmoving machine and control architecture to generate a continuous differential surface associated with a rear curved surface of an earthmoving implement, project the continuous differential surface onto a two-dimensional (2D) plane associated with the earthmoving implement, determine a piecewise-derivative continuous curve based on the continuous differential surface projected on to the 2D plane, determine a derivative of the piecewise-derivative continuous curve, project a design plane normal n* of a ground surface for smoothing onto the 2D plane associated with the earthmoving implement, determine a point of perpendicular intersection between the derivative of the piecewise-derivative continuous curve and the design plane normal n* of the ground surface projected onto the 2D plane, and operate the earthmoving machine using one or more linkage assembly actuators and the point of perpendicular intersection to smooth the ground surface.

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CATERPILLAR TRIMBLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLC5475 KELLENBURGER ROAD DAYTON OH 45424-1099

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brosh, Daniel Dayton, US 2 0
Corwin, Christopher Germantown Hills, US 4 1
Davis, Kyle Xenia, US 20 75
Meisel, Seth Westminster, US 1 0

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