Vehicle control system with track temperature sensing
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDaniel Garvin, Ronica L. McKinley, Narasimhan Rangan, Janet R. Willett, Bruce L. Upchurch, Jeremy P. L'heureux
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Abstract
A work vehicle may include an engine, a drive train driven by the engine, and a track system including at least one track. The track system is connected to the drive train. The work vehicle may further include a temperature sensor configured to sense a track temperature of the at least one track and a vehicle control system configured to receive the track temperature and to determine misalignment of the at least one track based at least in part upon the sensed track temperature.
Claims20
A work vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- a drive train driven by the engine;
- a track system including at least one track, the track system connected to the drive train;
- a temperature sensor configured to sense a track temperature of the at least one track;
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- a vehicle control system configured to receive the track temperature and configured to determine misalignment of the at least one track based at least in part upon the sensed track temperature.
A method for controlling a work vehicle including at least one track, wherein the work vehicle is capable of traveling at a maximum speed, the method comprising:
- monitoring a track temperature of the at least one track;
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- determining that the at least one track is misaligned based at least in part upon a monitored track temperature of the at least one track.
A track system comprising:
- a track;
- a track temperature sensor configured to sense a track temperature of the track;
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- a controller connected to the track temperature sensor, wherein the controller is configured to determine misalignment of the track based at least in part upon the track temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.