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BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE

A battery module assembly may have a stair-step floor plate having a first shelf and a second shelf spaced apart from the first shelf along a first direction. The battery module assembly may have a re…

DRIVE·Jun 4·1 min read

H01M50/249 CATERPILLAR INC.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AT-CYLINDER FUEL SWITCHING

An internal combustion engine system is described herein. The systems described herein allow for switching from the methanol to the diesel as a primary fuel at the cylinder rather than at the system. …

DRIVE·Jun 5·1 min read

F02D41/403 CATERPILLAR INC.

MACHINE AND BATTERY SYSTEM PROGNOSTICS

A control system is programmed for monitoring the health and charge of batteries used to power a battery electric machine (BEM) or other heavy equipment and determining when maintenance, service, or r…

DRIVE·Jun 22·1 min read

G07C5/006 CATERPILLAR INC.

MACHINE JOYSTICK WITH ERGONOMIC FEATURES

An input device for performing control functions of a machine having a work tool may include a left-hand joystick mounted on a left armrest of an operator's seat, and a right-hand joystick mounted on …

DRIVE·Oct 14·2 min read

G05G9/047 CATERPILLAR INC.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING CONTACT BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS AND MANNED VEHICLES CAUSED BY LOSS OF TRACTION

A control system for preventing vehicle collisions may include a vehicle location determination module, a terrain determination module, a terrain surface coefficient of friction estimation module, and…

DRIVE·Mar 25·2 min read

G05D1/0214 CATERPILLAR INC.

Measuring and Displaying Tractor Performance

A method of measuring and displaying track-type tractor performance in real time calculates both a measure of work performance and a theoretical optimum work performance for a given input state, such …

DRIVE·Jun 5·1 min read

B60W10/04 CATERPILLAR INC.

POSITIONING SYSTEM USING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS

A positioning system and method for determining a position of a machine are disclosed. The system may have an optical sensing device configured to generate determined shape data associated with a port…

DRIVE·Mar 20·2 min read

G05D1/024 CATERPILLAR INC.