Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bucket get monitoring system
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Application No.: US16412673Application Date: 2019-05-15
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Publication No.: US11466984B2Publication Date: 2022-10-11
- Inventor: John Michael Plouzek , Mitchell Chase Vlaminck , Nolan S. Finch
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Law Office of Kurt J. Fugman LLC
- Main IPC: G01C11/10
- IPC: G01C11/10 ; E02F9/08 ; E02F9/26 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N5/232 ; G06T7/80

Abstract:
An ECU includes a memory including computer executable instructions for monitoring the condition of a ground engaging tool, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to: acquire an image of the ground engaging tool, evaluate the image using an algorithm that compares the acquired image to a database of existing images to determine the damage, the amount of wear, or the absence of the ground engaging tool, and grade the quality of the acquired image.
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