Patent ID: 9476168
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: E01C

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling a paving operation, the method comprising: applying asphalt to a surface using a screed mounted on a paving machine; scanning a surface of the asphalt as it is applied by the screed immediately behind the paving machine using a thermal scanner mounted on the paving machine; transmitting a signal indicative of a scanned temperature of the asphalt from the paving machine; receiving the signal indicative of the scanned temperature of the asphalt at a compactor following the paving machine, the compactor being distinct from the paving machine; and affecting operational parameters of the compactor as a function of the signal received at the compactor, including initiating an alarm on a display mounted to the compactor in response to the signal received at the compactor to notify a compactor operator that a temperature of the asphalt immediately behind the paving machine is no longer within a preferred range of temperatures.