Inventor
KOEHRSEN CRAIG L
US42 patents
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CATERPILLAR INC
33 patentsUS6047227AApr 4, 2000
Method and apparatus for operating geography altering machinery relative to a work site
CATERPILLAR INC152 citations99
US5956250ASep 21, 1999
Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using absolute data
CATERPILLAR INC309 citations99
US5648901AJul 15, 1997
System and method for generating paths in an autonomous vehicle
CATERPILLAR INC124 citations99
US5646845AJul 8, 1997
System and method for controlling an autonomously navigated vehicle
CATERPILLAR INC179 citations99
US5640323AJun 17, 1997
System and method for operating an autonomous navigation system
CATERPILLAR INC125 citations99
US5838562ANov 17, 1998
System and a method for enabling a vehicle to track a preset path
CATERPILLAR INC283 citations98
US5684696ANov 4, 1997
System and method for enabling an autonomous vehicle to track a desired path
CATERPILLAR INC339 citations98
US5615116AMar 25, 1997
Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path data
CATERPILLAR INC532 citations98
US5610815AMar 11, 1997
Integrated vehicle positioning and navigation system, apparatus and method
CATERPILLAR INC575 citations98
US5586030ADec 17, 1996
System and method for managing access to a resource in an autonomous vehicle system
CATERPILLAR INC115 citations98
US5548516AAug 20, 1996
Multi-tasked navigation system and method for an autonomous land based vehicle
CATERPILLAR INC164 citations98
US5646843AJul 8, 1997
Apparatus and method for surface based vehicle control system
CATERPILLAR INC92 citations97
US6114993ASep 5, 2000
Method for determining and displaying the position of a truck during material removal
CATERPILLAR INC61 citations96
US5951613ASep 14, 1999
Apparatus and method for determining the position of a work implement
CATERPILLAR INC102 citations96
US5925081AJul 20, 1999
System and method for managing access to a load resource having a loading machine
CATERPILLAR INC58 citations96
US5925085AJul 20, 1999
Apparatus and method for determining and displaying the position of a work implement
CATERPILLAR INC61 citations94
US6073068AJun 6, 2000
Method for determining the elevation of a point on a work site represented in a triangular irregular network
CATERPILLAR INC20 citations93
US5913914AJun 22, 1999
Method and apparatus for managing simultaneous access to a resource by a fleet of mobile machines
CATERPILLAR INC43 citations93
US5897595AApr 27, 1999
System and method for managing access of a fleet of mobile machines to a resource having multiple entry points
CATERPILLAR INC28 citations93
US5983149ANov 9, 1999
Automatic vehicle speed retarding control through actuation of wheel brakes
CATERPILLAR INC44 citations92
US5935192AAug 10, 1999
System and method for representing parameters in a work site database
CATERPILLAR INC33 citations92
US5931875AAug 3, 1999
System and method for managing a fleet of mobile machines for dumping at a plurality of dump points
CATERPILLAR INC50 citations92
US5735352AApr 7, 1998
Method for updating a site database using a triangular irregular network
CATERPILLAR INC45 citations92
US8360343B2Jan 29, 2013
Methods and systems for executing fluid delivery mission
CATERPILLAR INC20 citations91
US9097520B2Aug 4, 2015
System and method for mapping a raised contour
CATERPILLAR INC7 citations84
US5801967ASep 1, 1998
Method for determining the volume between previous and current site surfaces
CATERPILLAR INC17 citations84
US6751540B2Jun 15, 2004
Method and apparatus for design placement for earthmoving applications
CATERPILLAR INC13 citations82
US9244464B2Jan 26, 2016
Machine control system having autonomous edge dumping
CATERPILLAR INC11 citations81
US8880334B2Nov 4, 2014
Machine control system having autonomous edge dumping
CATERPILLAR INC8 citations81
US9560692B2Jan 31, 2017
Controlling a machine in remote or autonomous mode
CATERPILLAR INC16 citations76
US9298188B2Mar 29, 2016
Machine control system having autonomous edge dumping
CATERPILLAR INC4 citations70
US11513498B2Nov 29, 2022
Transitioning between manned control mode and unmanned control mode based on assigned priority
CATERPILLAR INC2 citations69
US11868114B2Jan 9, 2024
Transitioning between manned control mode and unmanned control mode based on assigned priority
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations59
EVERETT BRYAN J
4 patentsUS8868302B2Oct 21, 2014
System for autonomous path planning and machine control
EVERETT BRYAN J18 citations82
US8930043B2Jan 6, 2015
Machine control system having autonomous resource queuing
EVERETT BRYAN J8 citations81
US8983707B2Mar 17, 2015
Machine control system having autonomous dump queuing
EVERETT BRYAN J13 citations79
US8548668B2Oct 1, 2013
Control system having tool tracking
EVERETT BRYAN J1 citations47
KOEHRSEN CRAIG L
3 patentsUS9134721B2Sep 15, 2015
Worksite system having awareness zone mapping and control
KOEHRSEN CRAIG L7 citations80
US8660791B2Feb 25, 2014
Fleet tracking method using unicast and multicast communication
KOEHRSEN CRAIG L1 citations48
US8548741B2Oct 1, 2013
Fleet tracking system having unicast and multicast functionality
KOEHRSEN CRAIG L1 citations48