Compaction measurement using nearby sensors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9856612
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14975905

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A compactor for compacting a jobsite having a plurality of work areas has a frame, a compacting element coupled to the frame, and a control system. The control system receives a plurality of vibration measurements from a plurality of vibration sensors located at a plurality of measuring locations, determines a plurality of vibration distances where the plurality of vibration distances represent a distance and a direction for each vibration sensor to the compactor, and determines a projected compaction state for each of the plurality of work areas based on the plurality of vibration measurements and the plurality of vibration distances.

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CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC9401 85TH AVENUE N BROOKLYN PARK MN 55445-2199

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Oetken, Nicholas A Brooklyn Park, US 48 239

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