Automated unloading task of large-size dump trucks using retrofit technology

Abstract

One of the most challenging tasks for dump trucks to automate in earthmoving operations is the unloading of earth and sand in an area. The human operator performs the unloading task as much earth and sand as possible within the area empirically. Automation of this process requires the proposal of a new method to realize the work that is done empirically by humans. Therefore, I propose a new method to predict the shape of the sediment pile after unloading based on the characteristics of the pile, and to determine the unloading position based on the predicted shape of the pile.