Patent ID: 9469967
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: E01C,E02F

Claim Text:
1. A system for automated control of a machine having a ground-engaging work implement, comprising: a position sensor for generating position signals indicative of a position of a work surface at a work site; a controller configured to: store a characteristic threshold of a pair of slots; receive a plurality of position signals from the position sensor; determine the position of the work surface along a first slot in the work site based upon the plurality of position signals to define a first slot surface; determine the position of the work surface along a second slot in the work site based upon the plurality of position signals to define a second slot surface, the second slot being spaced from the first slot, the work surface along the first slot and the work surface along the second slot defining at least a portion of a berm between the first slot and the second slot; determine a physical characteristic of the first slot and the second slot; and generate a berm reduction command if the physical characteristic of the first slot and the second slot is less than the characteristic threshold of the pair of slots.