Abstract: A machine that can comprise a steering system configured to direct movement of the machine and a control system operably coupled for communication with the steering system. The control system can comprise a grade sensor, and a controller configured to determine a slope from an uphill side of the machine to a downhill side of the machine based on sensed data from the grade sensor. The controller can be further configured to control the steering system to limit a turn radius of the machine toward the uphill side of the frame based on the determined slope.

Abstract: A steering wheel control system associated with a vehicle includes a steering wheel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein, in the deployed position, the steering wheel is centrally located relative to an operator of the machine. The steering wheel control system also includes a sensor assembly configured to generate a control signal pertaining to a position of the steering wheel. The steering wheel control system further includes a control module communicably coupled with the sensor assembly. The control module is configured to receive the control signal corresponding to the position of the steering wheel. The control module is also configured to control at least one operation of the vehicle based on receipt of the control signal from the sensor assembly.

Abstract: A reclaimer has a frame and a plurality of wheels connected to the frame. The reclaimer has a drum chamber connected to the frame and including movable door. The reclaimer has a milling drum positioned within the drum chamber. The milling drum engages with a ground surface. The reclaimer has an engine that rotates the milling drum and propels the wheels such that material exits the drum chamber from under the movable door. Further, the reclaimer has a controller that determines a position of the movable door based on at least one of a machine characteristic and a predetermined gradation for the material exiting from the drum chamber, and selectively adjusts an actuator associated with the movable door based on the determined position.

Abstract: A work machine may include a frame supported by a traction device and a power activated steering guide secured to the frame. The power activated steering guide may include a trunk portion arranged and configured to articulate laterally relative to a travel direction of the work machine. The trunk portion may include an actuation mechanism configured to perform articulation and a controller configured for controlling the actuation mechanism to articular the trunk portion to an offset dimension.

Abstract: A cover configured for attachment to the roof of an operator station of a work machine is disclosed. The cover may include at least one first compartment configured for partially containing a lighting device of the work machine. In addition, the cover may include at least one second compartment configured for partially containing a roof-mounted antenna of the work machine, the second compartment disposed in a generally upwardly-exposed portion of the cover when the cover is attached to the roof. Further, a roof assembly for an operator station of a work machine that incorporates the cover is disclosed. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing the cover is disclosed.

Abstract: A process management tool for managing transport of a material between a first location and a second location is disclosed. The process management tool includes a communication device configured to receive data messages, a display device, an input device configured to receive user inputs, and a processor in communication with the communication device, the display device, and the input device. The processor is configured to generate a graphical user interface on the display device. The graphical user interface includes a map indicative of a position of each of one or more transport vehicles with respect to the first location and the second location. The graphical user interface further includes a first graphical object indicative of a spacing between a first transport vehicle and a second transport vehicle of the one or more transport vehicles and a second graphical object indicative of a process parameter associated with the material.

Abstract: A rotary mixer includes a frame. The rotary mixer also includes a pushbar assembly disposed at a front end of the rotary mixer. The pushbar assembly includes a pushbar adapted to be pivotally coupled to the frame in a deployed position of the pushbar. The pushbar assembly also includes a support assembly for the pushbar. The support assembly includes a support structure pivotally coupled to the frame. The support assembly also includes a harnessing member having a first end adapted to be coupled to the pushbar and a second end adapted to be coupled to the support structure adapted to hold the pushbar in the deployed position.

Abstract: A mounting structure for supporting an operator interface of a construction machine is provided. The mounting structure includes an operator console, a support structure extending from the operator console, a bracket rotatably mounted to the support structure, an arm assembly coupled to the operator interface, and a lid for enclosing the operator interface. The bracket slides the operator interface between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the support structure. The arm assembly is pivotable relative to the bracket to move the operator interface between a storage position and an open position relative to the bracket. In the storage position, the operator interface is received within a storage portion and a lid encloses the operator interface within the storage portion. In the open position, the operator interface is moved away from the storage portion.

Abstract: An adjustable mass eccentric for a multi-amplitude vibratory mechanism can comprise a body and an internal cavity defined by the body such that the body surrounds the internal cavity. The internal cavity can include a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first section and the second section. The third section can define a volume and/or an area less than respective volumes and/or areas of the first section and the second section of the internal cavity. Filler material may be provided in the internal cavity and can migrate to and from the first, second, and third sections based on rotational movement of the body and internal cavity.

Abstract: A paving machine can include a frame; a screed coupled to the frame; and a density sensor coupled to the paving machine and configured to measure a density of an asphalt mat as the screed passes over the asphalt mat.

Abstract: A peripheral perception system for providing a 360-coverage of a peripheral region around a machine is disclosed. The peripheral perception system includes a first perception device mounted to a first surface of the machine, defining a first elevation and a first angle with respect to a vertical axis of the machine; and a second perception device mounted to a second surface of the machine, defining a second elevation and a second angle with respect to the vertical axis. The first perception device scans a first field of view covering a first peripheral region of the machine and the second perception device scans a second field of view covering a second peripheral region of the machine, such that the first field of view and the second field of view combinedly provide 360-degree coverage of the peripheral region around the machine.

Abstract: A method for determining a change in an angle of attack of a screed on a paving machine includes determining a first angle of attack of the screed, determining a second angle of attack of the screed based on data from at least one sensor located on the screed and at least one sensor located on a frame of the paving machine, and determining a change in the angle of attack based on the first angle of attack and the second angle of attack. The method also includes providing a notification of at least one of the first angle of attack, the second angle of attack, or the change in the angle of attack.

Abstract: A machine includes a chassis and a hopper assembly. The hopper assembly includes a hopper frame, at least one hopper, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is adapted to move the at least one hopper between a raised position and a lowered position. The actuator assembly includes an actuator. The actuator includes a cylinder and a rod member. The actuator assembly also includes a first retention assembly adapted to couple the fixed end of the cylinder with the hopper frame and encapsulate the fixed end of the cylinder within a first space defined by the first retention assembly. The actuator assembly further includes a second retention assembly adapted to couple the movable end of the rod member with the at least one hopper and encapsulate the movable end of the rod member within a second space defined by the second retention assembly.

Abstract: A screw jack assembly includes a first body defining a longitudinal axis and a screw drive disposed within the first body. The screw jack assembly also includes a second body movable relative to the first body and coupled to the screw drive, and a first gear coupled to the screw drive. The screw jack assembly further includes a handle assembly having a tube member coupled to the first body. The handle assembly also includes a second gear coupled to the first gear. The handle assembly further includes a handle member coupled to the second gear and adapted to rotate about a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The handle member is adapted to selectively rotate between an operating position and a stowed position about the longitudinal axis based, at least in part, on rotation of the tube member relative to the first body along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A step assembly may include a first step support member and a second step support member to be connected to a screed frame, and a step frame movably connected to the first step support member and the second step support member. The step frame may be movably connected to the first step support member by a first pin engaged with the first step support member and a slot of the step frame. The step frame may be movably connected to the second step support member by a second pin engaged with the second step support member and an aperture of the step frame. The step frame may be biased to a position relative the first step support member and the second step support member by a first biasing member and a second biasing member.

Abstract: A rotary brush assembly for a paving machine may comprise a frame mount for mounting the rotary brush assembly to a chassis frame of the paving machine, as well as a plurality of adjustable mounting arms. The rotary brush assembly may further include a motor having a drive shaft. A pair of mounting plates may be coupled to the drive shaft. The rotary brush assembly may further include a plurality of blades. Each blade may include a mounting end installed between the pair of mounting plates, as well as an opposite free end.

Abstract: A screed assembly for a paving machine may comprise a main screed having a frame with a fixed width, and an extension screed slidably connected to the main screed and configured to extend laterally from the main screed to a fully-extended position. The extension screed may include a deflector, an inner plate proximate a central axis of the main screed, and an outer plate opposite the inner plate. At least one extender tube may extend between, and may be fixed to, the inner plate and outer plate. Each extender tube may have a shell comprised of a first material with a second material disposed therein, the second material offering increased stiffness to the extender tube so as to restrict flexion of the extender tube when the extension screed is in a fully-extended position.

Abstract: An illumination control system for a mobile machine that operates in coordination with other mobile machines is configured to adjust an illumination lamp disposed on the mobile machine and directed in a travel direction of the machine. The illumination control system includes a positioning/location device that can determine a proximity distance between the mobile machine and a second mobile machine approaching in the travel direction. The illumination control system also includes an electronic controller configured to adjust the illumination device based on the proximity distance as determined. The illumination control system may find particular usefulness in paving and/or milling operations.

Abstract: A screed assembly for use with a paving machine is disclosed. The screed assembly can optionally comprise: a screed plate; a heating assembly having a heating element positioned on the screed plate; a heating element cover positioned on or adjacent the heating element; a screed frame releasably coupled to the screed plate and having one or more openings therein; and a plurality of compression spring assemblies connected to the screed frame and connected to the heating element cover. Each of the plurality of compression spring assemblies can be are configured to exert a desired force on the heating element cover. The plurality of compression spring assemblies are accessible through the one or more openings of the screed frame and the bolt is moveable relative to the screed frame to adjust a position of the heating element cover relative to the heating element for facilitating removal of the heating element.

Abstract: A milling machine may have a frame, a milling drum attached to the frame, and ground engaging tracks that support the frame and propel the milling machine in a forward or rearward direction. The milling machine may have at least one actuator connecting the frame to at least one of the ground engaging tracks. The actuator may adjust a height of the frame relative to at least one of the tracks. The milling machine may also have a non-contact leg-height sensor attached to the frame. The sensor may generate a signal indicative of a height of the frame relative to at least one of the tracks. The milling machine may also have a controller configured to determine the height based on the signal.