Precipitation Management on Worksite

Abstract

A method of controlling a work vehicle on a worksite. Receiving a weather data indicative of a rainfall of the worksite. Receiving a design topography data indicative of the worksite in a final configuration. Receiving a current topography data. Determining a low elevation location on the worksite that may accumulate water from the rainfall. Comparing the rainfall to a rainfall threshold. Devising a temporary design topography data and communicating the temporary design topography data to the work vehicle if the rainfall threshold is met.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A work vehicle for operating on a worksite, the work vehicle comprising:
 an implement coupled to the work vehicle and configured to move a ground material of the worksite;   a data receiver configured to acquire a weather data indicating a rainfall of the worksite and configured to acquire a design topography data indicating a design topography of the worksite in a final configuration;   a current topography sensor configured to acquire current topography data indicating a current topography of the worksite in a current configuration; and   a control system in communication with the data receiver and the current topography sensor, the control system configured to:
 receive the weather data, 
 receive the design topography data, 
 receive the current topography data, 
 determine a location on the worksite that may accumulate water from the rainfall, 
 compare the rainfall to a rainfall threshold, 
 devise a temporary design topography data to achieve a temporary configuration, and 
 communicate the temporary design topography data to the work vehicle if the rainfall threshold is met. 
   
     
     
         2 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a global positioning system configured to provide a work vehicle location on the worksite, the control system in communication with the global positioning system and configured to control the work vehicle to operate towards achieving the temporary configuration if the rainfall threshold is met and to control the work vehicle to operate towards achieving the final configuration if the rainfall threshold is not met. 
     
     
         3 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the temporary design topography data comprises data that minimizes water accumulation on the location of the worksite in the temporary configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a display configured to show an operator at least one of the temporary design topography data, the location, or the temporary configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the work vehicle comprises at least one of a motor grader or a crawler. 
     
     
         6 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the implement comprises a blade. 
     
     
         7 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the current topography sensor comprises at least one of a camera, a radar, or a lidar. 
     
     
         8 . The work vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the temporary design topography data comprises at least one of a drainage ditch location, an added ground material location, or a delayed operation location. 
     
     
         9 . A work vehicle for operating on a worksite, the work vehicle comprising:
 an implement coupled to the work vehicle and configured to move a ground material of the worksite;   a data receiver configured to acquire weather data indicating a rainfall of the worksite and configured to acquire design topography data indicating a design topography of the worksite in a final configuration;   a current topography sensor configured to acquire current topography data indicating a current topography of the worksite;   a global positioning system configured to provide a work vehicle location on the worksite; and   a control system in communication with the data receiver, the current topography sensor, and the global positioning system, the control system configured to:
 receive the weather data, 
 receive the design topography data, 
 receive the current topography data, 
 determine a location on the worksite that may accumulate water from the rainfall, 
 compare the rainfall to a rainfall threshold, 
 devise a temporary design topography data to achieve a temporary configuration, and 
 communicate the temporary design topography data to the work vehicle if the rainfall threshold is met. 
   
     
     
         10 . The work vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the temporary design topography data comprises data that minimizes water accumulation on the location of the worksite in the temporary configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The work vehicle of  claim 9 , further comprising a display configured to show an operator at least one of the temporary design topography data, the location, or the temporary configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The work vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the work vehicle comprises at least one of a motor grader or a crawler. 
     
     
         13 . The work vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the implement comprises a blade. 
     
     
         14 . The work vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the current topography sensor comprises at least one of a camera, a radar, or a lidar. 
     
     
         15 . The work vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the temporary design topography data comprises at least one of a drainage ditch location, an added ground material location, or a delayed operation location. 
     
     
         16 . A method of controlling a work vehicle on a worksite comprising:
 receiving a weather data indicative of a rainfall of the worksite;   receiving a design topography data indicative of the worksite in a final configuration;   receiving a current topography data;   determining a low elevation location on the worksite that may accumulate water from the rainfall;   comparing the rainfall to a rainfall threshold; and   devising a temporary design topography data and communicating the temporary design topography data to the work vehicle if the rainfall threshold is met.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising controlling the work vehicle to operate towards achieving the temporary design topography data if the rainfall threshold is met and controlling the work vehicle to operate towards achieving the design topography data if the rainfall threshold is not met. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the temporary design topography data comprises data that minimizes water accumulation on the location of the worksite in the temporary configuration. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising displaying to an operator at least one of the temporary design topography data, the location, or the temporary configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the temporary design topography data comprises at least one of a drainage ditch location, an added ground material location, or a delayed operation location.