Patent Document ID: 9097520
Application ID: 13916122
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for use with a machine for generating a map of an edge of a raised contour at a work site, comprising: a position sensing system associated with the machine for determining a position of the machine; a blade associated with the machine and configured to engage material at the work site to form the raised contour; an implement load sensor system associated with the machine for measuring a load on the blade; and a controller configured to: determine a plurality of positions of the machine based upon the position sensing system as the machine moves about the work site and the blade forms the raised contour; determine a plurality of reference positions along the edge of the raised contour based upon positions of the machine as the blade forms the raised contour and based upon the implement load sensor system including determining a change in load on the blade; and generate a map of the edge of the raised contour based upon the plurality of reference positions.