Remote control console for a machine
US11479948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05G9/04792
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remote control console or operator's station includes a proportional travel control joystick that effects continuous changes in machine travel speed through movement of the joystick away from a central-biased position, a sensor that measures progressively changing positions of the joystick, and an electronic controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and the joystick. The electronic controller is programmed to perform a closed loop control including mapping the progressively changing positions of the joystick to corresponding desired machine travel speeds, and adjusting the speeds of an engine used to propel the machine and the amounts of service braking used to slow the machine to achieve desired machine travel speeds.
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