Hitch control system with adjustable slip response
US6216072A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2050/001
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vehicle/implement hitch control system is responsive to a wheel slip signal indicative of the slippage of the driven wheels of the vehicle. The control system generates an integrated slip signal using an integration function, generates a proportional slip signal using a proportional function, and generates a combined slip signal as a combination of the integrated slip signal and the proportional slip signal. An operator-controllable slip response adjuster generates slip response signals. A hitch control signal is generated as a function of the slip response signal and the combined slip signal, so that the operator can vary the response of the hitch control signal to the integrated slip signal, to a mixture of the integrated slip signal, and to various multiples of the proportional slip signal only.
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