A computer-implemented method for controlling an excavation task by an autonomous excavation vehicle comprising a scanning device, the excavation task being described by a target map, the method comprising using an excavation vehicle control system for: a) according to data from the scanning device, maintaining a map representing current terrain; b) moving a sensor-equipped digging implement for executing an excavation operation; c) receiving data indicative of current terrain topography from the sensor; d) updating the maintained map according to the data indicative of current terrain topography; and e) calculating an excavation operation according to the difference between the maintained map and the target map.

A system for performing an earthmoving operation may include a work vehicle having an articulable implement and a soil composition sensor supported on the work vehicle. The soil composition sensor may generate data indicative of a soil composition below a surface of a worksite. The system may additionally include a computing system communicatively coupled to the soil composition sensor and the work vehicle. The computing system may receive an input associated with a target profile of the worksite. The computing system may further receive the data indicative of the soil composition of the worksite. Additionally, the computing system may generate an earthmoving prescription map based at least in part on the target profile of the worksite and the soil composition of the worksite, where the earthmoving prescription map indicates soil composition layers between the surface of the worksite and the target profile of the worksite.

A work machine includes a work unit, a main body, a detection unit, and a controller. The work unit executes work. The main body supports the work unit. The detection unit detects a posture of the main body. The controller executes a restriction process of restricting at least one of a motion of the work unit and a motion of the main body based on a detection result of the detection unit.

A remote starting system and method are provided for self-propelled work vehicles having work attachments supported from a main frame thereof. Cameras are arranged with respective fields of vision proximate to the work vehicle, and a communications unit is configured to exchange messages with a user device via a communications network. A local or remote controller is configured to receive first user input comprising a remote startup request for the work vehicle from the user device, and to automatically detect parameters respectively associated with predetermined remote startup conditions, at least one of the parameters comprising images obtained from the cameras. The images are transmitted to the user device, responsive to which second user input is received comprising remote startup confirmation from the user device via the communications network. Responsive to at least the second user input, engine startup is automatically controlled for the work vehicle.

Systems and methods for controlling operation of an off-highway vehicle are provided. A control method includes receiving an input command that includes at least one of a manual input command and an automatic input command, determining if an operator attention level is at a first attention level, a second attention level, or a third attention level, generating at least one output parameter based on the determined operator attention level and the input command, generating an output command based on the at least one output parameter, and outputting the output command to the first work function to control operation of the first work function based on the output command.

The wheel loader (10) includes a vehicle main body (1), a rear detection section (71), a vehicle main body angle sensor (72), and a controller (26). The rear detection section (71) detects an obstacle (5) in the rear of the vehicle main body (1). The vehicle main body angle sensor (72) detects the inclination state of the vehicle main body (1). The controller (26) determines the control corresponding to the detection by the rear detection section (71), based on the inclination state of the vehicle main body (1) detected by the vehicle body angle sensor (72).

A controller determines a plurality of candidate paths. The plurality of candidate paths cross a first digging wall from a first slot toward a second slot and extend in respective directions. The controller calculates an evaluation function of a path search algorithm for each of the plurality of candidate paths. The controller determines a candidate path having an optimal evaluation function of the plurality of the candidate paths as a first digging path. The controller controls a work machine according to the first digging path.

A machine may include an implement; one or more sensor devices; and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive, from the one or more sensor devices, data regarding a ground surface on which the machine is to perform a digging operation; transmit the data to one or more remote computing devices to cause the one or more remote computing devices to generate digging information based on the data; and receive the digging information from the one or more remote computing devices. The digging information may include information identifying a sequence of digging locations in an area of the ground surface and information identifying corresponding dumping locations. Based on the digging information, the controller may be configured to cause the machine to navigate to a digging location of the digging locations, and cause the implement to initiate the digging operation at the digging location.

A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires actual topography data indicating an actual topography to be worked. The controller determines a target design topography indicating a target trajectory of a work implement of the work vehicle based on the actual topography. The controller acquires an uneven surface parameter indicating the degree of surface unevenness of the actual topography. The controller changes the target design topography according to the uneven surface parameter.

A system for preventing rolling-over of vehicles is disclosed: The system may include: at least one camera attached to a portion of the vehicle such that images capture by the camera include a portion of the vehicle and a portion of a surrounding area; a communication module; and a controller configured to: receive from the camera, via the communication module, at least one image; receive data related to the parameters of the vehicle; calculate a relative position between the vehicle and a ground based on the received at least one image; calculate a location of the vehicle's center of gravity based on the received at least one image and the data related to the parameters of the vehicle; and determine a probability of rolling-over the vehicle based on the calculated center of gravity and the relative position.