Vibration adjustment in vibration limiting zones of a work area

Abstract

A controller may identify a vibration limiting zone within a work area of a work machine. The vibration limiting zone may be associated with an object or area sensitive to vibration. The controller may monitor, while the work machine is operating in the work area, a location of the work machine in the work area. The controller may cause, while the location of the work machine is in the vibration limiting zone, an adjustment to one or more operating settings of an implement of the work machine.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control system for a vibratory compacting component of a compactor machine, comprising:
 a vibratory system for the vibratory compacting component; and   a controller configured to:
 obtain information indicating an operating plan for a work area in which the compactor machine is to operate; 
 identify a vibration limiting zone within the work area, wherein the vibration limiting zone is associated with an object or area sensitive to vibration; 
 monitor, while the compactor machine is operating in the work area in accordance with the operating plan, a location of the compactor machine in the work area; and 
 cause, while the location of the compactor machine is in the vibration limiting zone, an adjustment to one or more operating settings of the vibratory system. 
   
     
     
         2 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller, to cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system, is configured to:
 cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system and to at least one operating setting of the compactor machine.   
     
     
         3 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more operating settings include one or more of:
 a vibration frequency, or   a vibration amplitude.   
     
     
         4 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller, to identify the vibration limiting zone within the work area, is configured to:
 track, while the compactor machine is in a zone configuration mode, location coordinates indicating a movement of the compactor machine around a perimeter of the vibration limiting zone.   
     
     
         5 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 process work area data to identify a boundary of the object or area sensitive to vibration, wherein the work area data includes one or more of:
 an image of the work area, 
 a map of the work area, or 
 sensor data relating to the work area. 
   
     
     
         6 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the controller, to identify the vibration limiting zone within the work area, is configured to:
 identify the vibration limiting zone within the work area based on the boundary of the object or area sensitive to vibration.   
     
     
         7 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the controller, to process the work area data to identify the boundary of the object or area sensitive to vibration, is configured to:
 process the work area data to identify the boundary of the object or area sensitive to vibration, and to identify a type of the object or area sensitive to vibration.   
     
     
         8 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller, to identify the vibration limiting zone within the work area, is configured to:
 determine a size of the vibration limiting zone in accordance with a type of the object or area sensitive to vibration.   
     
     
         9 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller, to cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system, is configured to:
 cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system in accordance with a type of the object or area sensitive to vibration.   
     
     
         10 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the vibration limiting zone is defined by a plurality of zone bands, and
 wherein the controller, to cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system, is configured to:
 cause a first adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system while the location of the compactor machine is in a first zone band of the plurality of zone bands; and 
 cause a second adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system while the location of the compactor machine is in a second zone band of the plurality of zone bands. 
   
     
     
         11 . A method, comprising:
 identifying, by a controller, a vibration limiting zone within a work area of a work machine, wherein the vibration limiting zone is associated with an object or area sensitive to vibration;   monitoring, by the controller and while the work machine is operating in the work area, a location of the work machine in the work area; and   causing, by the controller and while the location of the work machine is in the vibration limiting zone, an adjustment to one or more operating settings of an implement of the work machine.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein causing the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the implement comprises:
 causing the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the implement by an amount based on a distance between the work machine and the object or area sensitive to vibration.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the implement is a compaction drum and the one or more operating settings include one or more of a vibration amplitude or a vibration frequency. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein identifying the vibration limiting zone within the work area comprises:
 receiving an input indicating one or more location coordinates that indicate the vibration limiting zone.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein causing the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the implement comprises:
 causing the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the implement in accordance with a type of the object or area sensitive to vibration.   
     
     
         16 . A compactor machine, comprising:
 a frame;   a vibratory compacting component connected to the frame;   a vibratory system operatively coupled to the vibratory compacting component; and   a controller configured to:
 detect that a location of the compactor machine is in a vibration limiting zone of a work area; and 
 cause, while the location of the compactor machine is in the vibration limiting zone, an adjustment to one or more operating settings of the vibratory system to reduce a vibratory intensity of the vibratory compacting component. 
   
     
     
         17 . The compactor machine of  claim 16 , wherein the controller, to cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system, is configured to:
 cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system in accordance with one or more of:
 a compaction force, 
 a particle velocity, 
 a compaction impulse, 
 a vibration frequency, 
 a vibration amplitude, or 
 a speed of the compactor machine. 
   
     
     
         18 . The compactor machine of  claim 16 , wherein the vibration limiting zone is associated with an object or area sensitive to vibration, and
 wherein the controller is further configured to:
 determine a size of the vibration limiting zone in accordance with a type of the object or area sensitive to vibration. 
   
     
     
         19 . The compactor machine of  claim 16 , wherein the vibration limiting zone is defined by a plurality of zone bands, and
 wherein the controller, to cause the adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system, is configured to:
 cause a first adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system while the location of the compactor machine is in a first zone band of the plurality of zone bands; and 
 cause a second adjustment to the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system while the location of the compactor machine is in a second zone band of the plurality of zone bands. 
   
     
     
         20 . The compactor machine of  claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 detect that the location of the compactor machine has moved from the vibration limiting zone to outside of the vibration limiting zone; and   cause, while the location of the compactor machine is outside of the vibration limiting zone, a return adjustment to return the one or more operating settings of the vibratory system to a previous level to increase the vibratory intensity of the vibratory compacting component.