Automatic articulation machine states
US9217238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D6/002
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A controller monitors groundspeed in an articulated machine and selectively disables an automatic articulation control function when the groundspeed is at or near zero. If there is an indication that an operator may not be aware that the automatic articulation control function is active by comparing when a on switch was activated compared to a machine power cycle or an operator not being present, the automatic articulation control function may be inactivated until the on switch is toggled. If the articulated machine is in neutral and the groundspeed is at or near zero, the automatic articulation control function may disabled. If the groundspeed is at or near zero but the transmission is not in neutral, the machine may simply be stalled to due working conditions and the automatic articulation control function may be maintained.
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