Inventor
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL
US30 patents
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CATERPILLAR INC
24 patentsUS9378554B2Jun 28, 2016
Real-time range map generation
CATERPILLAR INC18 citations84
US8773540B2Jul 8, 2014
Automated camera and monitor color calibration
CATERPILLAR INC9 citations84
US9279235B1Mar 8, 2016
Implement position control system having automatic calibration
CATERPILLAR INC9 citations82
US9250086B1Feb 2, 2016
Machine positioning system having alignment error detection
CATERPILLAR INC8 citations81
US9251587B2Feb 2, 2016
Motion estimation utilizing range detection-enhanced visual odometry
CATERPILLAR INC11 citations78
US11454713B2Sep 27, 2022
Configuration of a LIDAR sensor scan area according to a cycle segment of an operation of a machine
CATERPILLAR INC3 citations73
US9678210B2Jun 13, 2017
Error estimation in real-time visual odometry system
CATERPILLAR INC2 citations73
US9593570B2Mar 14, 2017
Drill positioning system utilizing drill operation state
CATERPILLAR INC2 citations73
US9449397B2Sep 20, 2016
Real-time visual odometry system for determining motion of a machine with a range detection unit
CATERPILLAR INC3 citations73
US9234758B2Jan 12, 2016
Machine positioning system utilizing position error checking
CATERPILLAR INC6 citations71
US10267016B2Apr 23, 2019
System and method for swing control
CATERPILLAR INC2 citations70
US10060097B2Aug 28, 2018
Excavation system having inter-machine monitoring and control
CATERPILLAR INC2 citations68
US9494430B2Nov 15, 2016
Positioning system implementing multi-sensor pose solution
CATERPILLAR INC4 citations67
US10235774B1Mar 19, 2019
Method and system for calibration of an image capturing device mounted on a machine
CATERPILLAR INC3 citations66
US9200904B2Dec 1, 2015
Traffic analysis system utilizing position based awareness
CATERPILLAR INC3 citations58
US11698458B2Jul 11, 2023
Method and system for performing dynamic LIDAR scanning
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations52
US9305364B2Apr 5, 2016
Motion estimation systems and methods
CATERPILLAR INC1 citations52
US9128183B2Sep 8, 2015
Machine navigation system utilizing scale factor adjustment
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations50
US9618348B1Apr 11, 2017
Spotting location system of a loading machine
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations42
US12516479B2Jan 6, 2026
Variable overlap optimized coverage
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations41
US11270530B2Mar 8, 2022
Vehicle pose sharing diagnostic system
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations41
US10641862B2May 5, 2020
Ranging radio relative machine positioning system and method
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations41
US9465113B2Oct 11, 2016
Machine positioning system utilizing relative pose information
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations41
US10567746B2Feb 18, 2020
Calibration jig
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations30
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL
5 patentsUS8620535B2Dec 31, 2013
System for automated excavation planning and control
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL25 citations91
US9020776B2Apr 28, 2015
Inclination angle compensation systems and methods
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL4 citations72
US9145144B2Sep 29, 2015
Inclination detection systems and methods
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL3 citations58
US9052391B2Jun 9, 2015
Backup velocity estimation utilizing traction device speed
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL3 citations58
US8818650B2Aug 26, 2014
Operational parameter determination systems and methods with gear shifting compensation
FRIEND PAUL RUSSELL1 citations48