Speed control for mobile work machine
Patent Information
- Application Number
- AU2026201807
- Authority / Receiving Office
- AU · AU
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2025-04-15
- Filing Date
- 2026-03-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-10-29
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Abstract
Claims
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:receiving a sensor signal indicative of a sensed parameter;generating a speed control parameter based on the sensor signal;generating a speed control indicator indicative of a suggested speed for a mobile work machine based on the speed control parameter; andgenerating a speed control signal, indicative of a target speed for the mobile work machine, based on the speed control indicator.
2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein generating a speed controlparameter comprises:detecting a remote vehicle within a threshold proximity of the mobile work machine;identifying a characteristic of the remote vehicle; andgenerating a remote vehicle speed control parameter corresponding to the detected remote vehicle based on the characteristic of the remote vehicle.
3. The computer implemented method of claim 2 wherein identifying a characteristic of theremote vehicle comprises:determining whether the remote vehicle is a known remote vehicle or an unknown remote vehicle, wherein generating the remote vehicle speed control parameter comprises generating a remote known vehicle speed control parameter when the remote vehicle is determined to be a known vehicle and generating a remote unknown vehicle speed control parameter when the remote vehicle is determined to be an unknown vehicle.
4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein generating a speed controlparameter comprises:detecting an engine load on an engine of the mobile work machine;generating an engine load speed control parameter based on the engine load;identifying an additional speed control parameter; and2026201807 10 Mar 2026generating a fused speed control parameter based on the engine load speed control parameter and the additional speed control parameter, wherein generating the speed control indicator comprises generating the speed control indicator based on the fused speed control parameter.
5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein generating a speed controlparameter comprises:obtaining a route corresponding to the mobile work machine;identifying an area of interest based on the route; andgenerating a path-based speed control parameter based on the area of interest, wherein generating the speed control indicator comprises generating the speed control indicator based on the path-based speed control parameter.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein generating a speed control indicatorcomprises:generating a plurality of different speed control indicators based on one or more of a remote vehicle speed control parameter, an engine load speed control parameter, or a path-based speed control parameter, each of the plurality of different speed control indicators having a separate suggested speed and a set of context data.
7. The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein generating a speed control signalcomprises:generating the speed control signal based on the suggested speed and the context data in the plurality of different speed control indicators.
8. The computer implemented method of claim 7 wherein generating the speed control signalbased on the suggested speed and the context data in the plurality of different speed control indicators comprises:combining the suggested speed in the plurality of different speed control indicators based on the context data to obtain a combined suggested speed; andgenerating the speed control signal based on the combined suggested speed.2026201807 10 Mar 20269. The computer implemented method of claim 7 wherein generating the speed control signalbased on the suggested speed and the context data in the plurality of different speed control indicators comprises:selecting one of the suggested speeds in the plurality of different speed control indicators based on the context data to obtain a selected speed; andgenerating the speed control signal based on the selected speed.
10. A mobile work machine, comprising:a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of a sensed parameter;a parameter detection and processing system configured to generate a speed control parameter based on the sensor signal;a speed control indicator generation system configured to generate a speed control indicator indicative of a suggested speed for the mobile work machine based on the speed control parameter; anda speed signal generator configured to generate a speed control signal, indicative of a target speed for the mobile work machine, based on the speed control indicator.
11. The mobile work machine of claim 10 wherein the parameter detection and processing system comprises:a proximity detector configured to detect a remote vehicle within a threshold proximity of the mobile work machine; anda remote vehicle parameter detection system configured to identify a characteristic of the remote vehicle and generate a remote vehicle speed control parameter corresponding to the detected remote vehicle based on the characteristic of the remote vehicle.
12. The mobile work machine of claim 11 wherein the remote vehicle parameter detection system comprises:a known vehicle system configured to determine whether the remote vehicle is a known remote vehicle or an unknown remote vehicle and generate a remote known vehicle speed control parameter when the remote vehicle is determined to be a known vehicle; and2026201807 10 Mar 2026an unknown vehicle system configured to generate a remote unknown vehicle speed control parameter when the remote vehicle is determined to be an unknown vehicle.
13. The mobile work machine of claim 10 and further comprising:an engine load sensor configured to detect an engine load on an engine of the mobile work machine;an engine load parameter detection system configured to generate an engine load speed control parameter based on the engine load, the parameter detection and processing system being configured to identify an additional speed control parameter; anda parameter fusion system configured to generate a fused speed control parameter based on the engine load speed control parameter and the additional speed control parameter, wherein the speed control indicator generation system is configured to generate the speed control indicator based on the fused speed control parameter.
14. The mobile work machine of claim 10 wherein the parameter detection and processing system comprises:a path-based parameter detection system configured to obtain a route corresponding to the mobile work machine; andan area of interest system configured to identify an area of interest based on the route and generate a path-based speed control parameter based on the area of interest, wherein the speed control indicator generation system is configured to generate the speed control indicator based on the path-based speed control parameter.
15. The mobile work machine of claim 10 wherein the speed control indicator generation system is configured to generate a plurality of different speed control indicators based on one or more of a remote vehicle speed control parameter, an engine load speed control parameter, or a path-based speed control parameter, each of the plurality of different speed control indicators having a different corresponding suggested speed and a different corresponding set of context data.2026201807 10 Mar 202616. The mobile work machine of claim 15 wherein the speed signal generator is configured to generate the speed control signal based on the different suggested speeds and the different context data corresponding to the plurality of different speed control indicators.
17. The mobile work machine of claim 16 wherein the speed signal generator is configured to combine the plurality of different suggested speeds to obtain a combined suggested speed based on the different context data and generate the speed control signal based on the combined suggested speed.
18. The mobile work machine of claim 16 wherein the speed signal generator is configured to select one of the plurality of different suggested speeds to obtain a selected speed based on the different context data and generate the speed control signal based on the selected speed.
19. An automated speed control system, comprising:a remote vehicle parameter detection system configured to receive a remote vehicle sensor signal indicative of a presence of a remote vehicle in a proximity of a mobile work machine and generate a remote vehicle speed control parameter based on the remote vehicle sensor signal;a path-based parameter detection system configured to access a route of the mobile work machine, identify an area of interest based on the route, and generate a path-based speed control parameter based on the area of interest;an engine load parameter detection system configured to receive an engine load sensor signal indicative of a load on an engine in the mobile work machine and generate an engine load speed control parameter based on the engine load sensor signal; anda speed controller configured to generate a speed control signal based on the remote vehicle speed control parameter, the path-based speed control parameter, and the engine load speed control parameter.
20. The automated speed control system of claim 19 wherein the speed controller comprises: a parameter fusion system configured to combinea speed control indicator generation system configured to generate a first speed control indicator having a first suggested target speed and a first set of context data based on the remote2026201807 10 Mar 2026vehicle speed control parameter, a second speed control indicator having a second suggested target speed and a second set of context data based on the path-based speed control parameter, and a third speed control indicator having a third suggested target speed and a third set of context data based on the engine load speed control parameter; anda speed signal generator configured to generate the speed control signal based on the first speed control indicator, the second speed control indicator, and the third speed control indicator.