Monitoring compaction energy into a paving material mat
A controller may obtain compaction data indicating one or more of a vibration amplitude or a vibration frequency used for a compaction drum of the compactor machine at a plurality of locations of the compactor machine on a paving material mat. The controller may determine, based at least in part on the compaction data, compaction energies produced by the compactor machine at the plurality of locations on the paving material mat. The controller may cause the compactor machine to perform a compacting operation at an area of the paving material mat based on the compaction energies.
1 . A compactor machine, comprising:
a compaction drum comprising a vibratory component configured to vibrate the compaction drum; and
a controller, comprising one or more processors, configured to:
detect, using a vibration sensor, compaction data indicating a vibration amplitude and a vibration frequency used for the compaction drum at a location of the compactor machine on a paving material mat;
determine, based at least in part on the compaction data, a local weight of the compactor machine at the compaction drum, and an amount of time spent by the compactor machine at the location, a compaction energy produced by the compactor machine at the location of the compactor machine on the paving material mat;
generate, based on the compaction energy, a compaction map indicating degrees of compaction at least at the location of the compactor machine on the paving material mat;
cause, in accordance with the compaction map, an adjustment to at least one of the vibration amplitude, the vibration frequency, or a travel speed of the compactor machine,
wherein an amount of the adjustment is based on an amount by which a degree of compaction at the location differs from a target degree of compaction; and
cause, in accordance with the compaction map, the compactor machine to return to the location to perform a compacting operation using the adjustment.
2 . The compactor machine of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the compactor machine to perform a compacting operation at an area of the paving material mat in accordance with the compaction map.
3 . The compactor machine of claim 1 , wherein the controller, to cause the adjustment, is configured to: cause, in accordance with the compaction map, the adjustment to one or more of the vibration amplitude used for the compaction drum or the vibration frequency used for the compaction drum.
4 . The compactor machine of claim 1 , wherein the compaction drum is a first compaction drum and the compactor machine further comprises a second compaction drum, and wherein the controller, to obtain the compaction data, is configured to:
obtain first compaction data for the first compaction drum at the location and second compaction data for the second compaction drum at the location.
5 . The compactor machine of claim 4 , wherein the local weight is a first local weight, and wherein the controller, to determine the compaction energy produced by the compactor machine, is configured to:
determine a first compaction energy produced by the first compaction drum at the location based on the first compaction data, the first local weight of the compactor machine at the first compaction drum, and the amount of time spent by the compactor machine at the location, and a second compaction energy produced by the second compaction drum at the location based on the second compaction data, a second local weight of the compactor machine at the second compaction drum, and the amount of time spent by the compactor machine at the location,
wherein the degree of compaction at the location is based on the first compaction energy and the second compaction energy.
6 . The compactor machine of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: obtain, using a global positioning system of the compactor machine, location data indicating the location of the compactor machine on the paving material mat.
7 . The compactor machine of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: cause presentation of information relating to the compaction map on a display of the compactor machine.
8 . The compactor machine of claim 1 , wherein the compaction map indicates respective degrees of compaction at a plurality of locations of the paving material mat.
9 . A controller of a compactor machine, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
obtain location data indicating a location of the compactor machine on a paving material mat;
obtain compaction data indicating one or more of a vibration amplitude or a vibration frequency used for a compaction drum of the compactor machine at the location of the compactor machine on the paving material mat;
determine, based at least in part on the compaction data, a local weight of the compactor machine at the compaction drum, and an amount of time spent by the compactor machine at the location, a compaction energy produced by the compactor machine at the location of the compactor machine on the paving material mat,
wherein the compaction energy indicates a degree of compaction at the location;
cause, in accordance with the degree of compaction, an adjustment to at least one of the vibration amplitude, the vibration frequency, or a travel speed of the compactor machine,
wherein an amount of the adjustment is based on an amount by which the degree of compaction differs from a target degree of compaction; and
cause the compactor machine to return to the location to perform a compacting operation using the adjustment.
10 . The controller of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
generate, based on the compaction energy, a compaction map indicating the degree of compaction at least at the location of the compactor machine on the paving material mat.
11 . The controller of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
cause presentation of information relating to the compaction map on a display of the compactor machine.
12 . The controller of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
cause the compactor machine to perform a compacting operation at an area of the paving material mat in accordance with the compaction map.
13 . The controller of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit a notification indicating that the compactor machine is to perform a compacting operation at an area of the paving material mat.
14 . A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a controller of a compactor machine, compaction data indicating one or more of a vibration amplitude or a vibration frequency used for a compaction drum of the compactor machine at a plurality of locations of the compactor machine on a paving material mat;
determining, by the controller and based at least in part on the compaction data, a local weight of the compactor machine at the compaction drum, and amounts of time spent by the compactor machine at the plurality of locations, compaction energies produced by the compactor machine at the plurality of locations on the paving material mat,
wherein the compaction energies indicate respective degrees of compaction at the plurality of locations;
causing, by the controller and in accordance with a degree of compaction at a location, an adjustment to at least one of the vibration amplitude or the vibration frequency,
wherein an amount of the adjustment is based on an amount by which the degree of compaction differs from a target degree of compaction; and
causing, by the controller, the compactor machine to return to the location to perform a compacting operation using the adjustment.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein a compaction energy, at the location, is determined based on the vibration amplitude used for the compaction drum at the location, the vibration frequency used for the compaction drum at the location, the local weight of the compactor machine at the compaction drum, and an amount of time that is spent by the compactor machine at the location.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein obtaining the compaction data comprises:
detecting the one or more of the vibration amplitude or the vibration frequency used for the compaction drum using a sensor of the compactor machine.
17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
generating, based on the compaction energies, a compaction map indicating the respective degrees of compaction at the plurality of locations on the paving material mat.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the adjustment is further to a travel speed of the compactor machine.
19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the degree of compaction at the location is a density of the paving material mat at the location.