Patent ID: 9297145
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: E02F,G09B

Claim Text:
1. An excavation system for a machine, comprising: a work tool having a digging edge for penetrating and digging in a work surface at a material penetration angle; at least one linkage connecting the work tool to the machine, and configured to actuate the work tool to the material penetration angle, and each linkage having a linkage angle; at least one linkage angle sensor associated with each linkage and configured to generate a linkage angle signal indicative of the linkage angle of the associated linkage; a display; and a controller in communication with each linkage angle sensor and the display, the controller being configured to selectively cause the display to notify a user of the excavation system when each linkage angle and the penetration angle are within desired efficiency ranges, at least in part in response to each linkage angle signal.