SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INTERVENTION BASED ON AN EFFECTIVE HEIGHT OF A WORK MACHINE DURING TRANSPORT

A system and method are provided for facilitating safe transport of a work machine. During a transport stage for a work machine, wherein the work machine is positioned for transport with respect to a transport vehicle, a current effective height of the work machine is determined, for example relative to the ground surface. The current effective height may for example be based on a work implement assembly pose determined based on sensed relative positions of the various components. An intervention state for the transport stage may be determined based at least in part on the effective height of the work machine, for example by comparison to a threshold value, which may correspond to a minimum possible effective height for the type of machine. Output signals may be automatically generated to execute a specified intervention in a current transport plan, corresponding to the determined intervention state.