Patent ID: 11891763
Assignee: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
receiving, via the controller, signals from the sensor on at least one of the plurality of ground engaging units, and a signal from a vertical motion sensor;
analyzing the received signals to determine if a detected obstacle will contact either of the pair of side plates;
outputting, via the controller, in response to an obstacle that will contact either of the pair of side plates, a change sensor obstacle-detection response;
communicating with the grade and slope system, via the controller, to start receiving signals from a slope sensor installed on an inboard ski connected to the milling rotor; and
raising at least one of the pair of side plates with an actuator in response to the change sensor obstacle-detection response from the controller to prevent an obstacle from contacting either of the pair of side plates.