Steering system with automated articulation control

US8548680B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

• Cody J. Ryerson · Peoria, US
• Phillip Newberry · Taylorville, US
• Yongliang Zhu · Dunlap, US
• Bruce J. Wiewel · East Peoria, US
• Vivek Bhaskar · Supaul, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 5, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E02F9/264
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An articulated machine and method of operation, the articulated machine having a first frame with a first traction device and a steering apparatus that controls a steering angle thereof, the first frame pivotally coupled to a second frame at an articulation joint, the second frame having a second traction device, a steering sensor configured to provide a steering signal indicative of the steering angle, and an electronic controller configured to automatically control an articulation angle based on the steering signal.