Patent ID: 7856302

Claim:
A transition region control system for a mobile machine comprising: one or more sensors configured to transmit a signal representative of a travel parameter of the mobile machine relative to an existing first surface; one or more surfacing components configured to transform the existing first surface into a second surface; an input system configured to receive, from a user, transition region information including a transition beginning point on the existing first surface, a transition ending point on the existing first surface, and one of a relative height difference or a slope between the transition beginning and ending points; and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, the one or more surfacing components, and the input system, the controller being configured to: detect a remote signal indicative of the mobile machine reaching the transition beginning point; adjust the one or more surfacing components to transform the existing first surface into the second surface based on the travel parameter, the transition region information, and detection of the remote signal; make a determination that the mobile machine has reached the transition ending point based on one of a distance of the mobile machine from the transition beginning point or a height of the second surface at a current location of the mobile machine; and stop transforming the existing first surface into the second surface based on the determination, wherein the second surface between the transition beginning and ending points has a slope different than a slope of the existing first surface at one or both of the transition beginning and ending points.