System and method for dumping material

1. A method for depositing a pile of material along a path by a machine at a worksite, the method comprising:

(a) storing a threshold volume of material to be moved along the path by a ground engaging work implement of the machine;

(b) storing a threshold pile length measured along the path;

(c) determining, by a controller, a transported volume of material transported by the ground engaging work implement of the machine along the path;

(d) determining, by the controller, a pile depositing factor based upon a difference between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material, the pile depositing factor being a ratio between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material;

(e) determining, by the controller, at least one parameter associated with the pile as a function of the threshold pile length and the pile depositing factor, the at least one parameter being a pile length along the path of the pile to be formed; and

(f) operating, by the controller, the machine to deposit the determined volume to form the pile, on a working surface of the worksite, based on the at least one parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the transported volume of material transported by the machine comprises:

receiving at least one machine signal from one or more machine sensors; and

calculating the transported volume of material transported by the machine based on the at least one machine signal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one machine signal includes information pertaining to one or more of:

torque generated by an engine of the machine; and

a slip factor of the machine.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pile length corresponds to the threshold pile length times the pile depositing factor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the transported volume of material transported by the machine comprises:

determining an initial terrain along the path prior to a material moving operation;

determining a subsequent terrain along the path after the material moving operation; and

determining the transported volume of material based upon a difference between the initial terrain and the subsequent terrain.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing an upper bound value for the material depositing factor;

repeating steps (c)-(f); and

upon determining, by the controller, a pile depositing factor that exceeds the upper bound value, utilizing the upper bound value to determine, by the controller, the at least one parameter associated with the pile as a function of the threshold pile length and the upper bound value.

7. The method of claim 1 , further including repeating steps (c)-(f) until a desired amount of material has been moved.

8. A material depositing system for a machine operating at a worksite, the material depositing system comprising:

a ground engaging work implement of the machine configured for moving material along a path at the worksite;

a controller operatively coupled to the machine, the controller configured to:

(a) store a threshold volume of material to be moved by the work implement;

(b) store a threshold pile length measured along the path;

(c) determine a transported volume of material transported by the ground engaging work implement of the machine along the path;

(d) determine a pile depositing factor based upon a difference between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material, the pile depositing factor being a ratio between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material;

(e) determine at least one parameter associated with a pile to be formed as a function of the threshold pile length and the pile depositing factor, the at least one parameter being a pile length along the path of the pile to be formed; and

(f) operate the machine to form the pile, on a working surface of the worksite, based on the at least one parameter.

9. The material depositing module of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive at least one machine signal from at least one machine sensor to determine the transported volume of material transported by the machine.

10. The material depositing module of claim 9 , wherein the at least one machine sensor includes a torque sensor and a slip sensor.

11. The material depositing system of claim 8 , wherein the pile length corresponds to the threshold pile length times the pile depositing factor.

12. The material depositing system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine an initial terrain along the path prior to a material moving operation;

determine a subsequent terrain along the path after the material moving operation; and

determine the transported volume of material based upon a difference between the initial terrain and the subsequent terrain.

13. The material depositing system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

store an upper bound value for the material depositing factor;

repeating steps (c)-(f); and

upon determining a pile depositing factor that exceeds the upper bound value, utilize the upper bound value to determine the at least one parameter associated with the pile as a function of the threshold pile length and the upper bound value.

14. The material depositing system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to repeat steps (c)-(f) until a desired amount of material has been moved.

15. A machine configured to operate at a worksite, the machine comprising:

a ground engaging work implement of the machine configured for moving material along a path at the worksite;

at least one machine sensor configured to generate at least one machine signal;

a controller communicably coupled to the at least one machine sensor, the controller configured to:

(a) store a threshold volume of material to be moved by the work implement;

(b) store a threshold pile length measured along the path;

(c) receive the at least one machine signal from the at least one machine sensor;

(d) determine a transported volume of material transported by the ground engaging work implement of the machine along the path based on the at least one machine signal;

(e) determine a pile depositing factor based upon a difference between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material, the pile depositing factor being a ratio between the threshold volume of material and the transported volume of material;

(f) determine at least one parameter associated with a pile to be formed as a function of the threshold pile length and the pile depositing factor, the at least one parameter being a pile length along the path of the pile to be formed; and

(g) generate a machine operation signal to cause the machine to deposit the determined volume to form the pile on a working surface of the worksite based on the at least one parameter.

16. The machine of claim 15 , wherein the at least one machine sensor includes one or more of an engine torque sensor and a slip sensor.

17. The machine of claim 15 , further comprising an input device configured to allow an operator to input the threshold volume.

18. The machine of claim 15 , wherein the pile length corresponds to the threshold pile length times the pile depositing factor.

19. The machine of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine an initial terrain along the path prior to a material moving operation;

determine a subsequent terrain along the path after the material moving operation; and

determine the transported volume of material based upon a difference between the initial terrain and the subsequent terrain.

20. The machine of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to repeat steps (c)-(g) until a desired amount of material has been moved.