Patent ID: 9008886
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: E02F,G05D

Abstract:
1. A method of modifying a worksite for calibrating a vehicle model used to autonomously control a first machine on the worksite, the method comprising: determining, with a controller associated with the machine, that an aspect of the vehicle model is in need of calibration; providing a signal, indicating that the aspect of the vehicle model is in need of calibration, from the controller to a worksite management system disposed remote from the first machine; determining, with the worksite management system, that the worksite includes a calibration site having a characteristic corresponding to the aspect of the vehicle model, including searching a memory storing data associated with the worksite and selecting the calibration site from among a plurality of locations at the worksite based on a suitability index of the calibration site, and that calibrating the aspect of the vehicle model requires modifying the characteristic of the calibration site; directing, with the worksite management system, a second machine at the worksite to autonomously modify the characteristic of the calibration site; and directing, with the worksite management system, the first machine to the modified calibration site for autonomous calibration of the aspect of the vehicle model.