Modular system mode controller and related methods
US12281462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45017
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A control system for a machine includes one or more component controllers for one or more components of the machine. The control system also includes a supervisory controller, connected to the one or more component controllers, and having at least one supervisory processor configured to perform operations comprising receiving supervisory system inputs, including at least one of a machine component status input, a key switch input, a directional input, or an operator presence input, from an operator of the machine, requesting and receiving, from each of the one or more component controllers, a status of the one or more components, and, upon receiving an indication that a status of a component, of the one or more components, is faulted, disabling the faulted component, and disabling any other components, of the one or more components, that require the faulted component for operation.
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