Ground engaging tool wear and loss detection system and method

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12252870
APP PUB NO 20220136217A1
SERIAL NO

17086081

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A wear detection system can be configured to receive a video stream including a plurality of images of a bucket of the work machine from a camera associated with the work machine. The bucket has one or more ground engaging tools (GET). The wear detection system can also be configured to identify a plurality of tool images from the video stream over a period of time. The plurality of tool images depict the GET at a plurality of instances over a period of time. The wear detection system can also be configured to determine a plurality of tool pixel counts from the plurality of tool image and determine a wear level for the GET based on the plurality of tool pixel counts.

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  • CATERPILLAR INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Petrany, Peter Joseph Dunlap, US 8 39
Ram, Shastri Pittsburgh, US 5 12

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