Track trencher steering system and process
US5590041A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20012
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and process for controlling the steering of a track trencher excavation machine includes a multiple mode steering control that performs a plurality of functions depending on a selection of one of a plurality of operational modes. A computer modifies the functions of the multiple mode steering control depending on a selected operational mode, and coordinates propulsion of the track drives of a track trencher to effect steering changes of the track trencher in response to signals produced by the steering control.
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