User interface functionality for power machine control system
US6343237B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B15/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a user interface to a computer-based control system for controlling hydraulic and/or electro-mechanical actuators, or electrical actuators on a power machine. The user interface provides one or more features to increase functionality or usefulness in the user interface.In one illustrative embodiment, the user interface includes a display device, such as a bit-mapped liquid crystal display screen which displays the status of a number of vital functions associated with the power machine. In accordance with another feature of the present invention, the control system senses a number of parameters and records warning conditions associated with the sensed parameters. The user interface can allow the user to view active warning conditions, scroll through active warning conditions and view help screens designed to enhance trouble shooting associated with the active warnings. In accordance with another illustrative embodiment, the control system monitors for shutdown conditions and displays a display screen on the user interface which allows the user to view information describing the shutdown conditions. In accordance with yet another illustrative embo…
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