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US 11,320,006 B2Granted
Power takeoff control
AssigneeZimeno Inc.
InventorsChristopher Travis Whitney, Rama Venkata Surya Kumar Varma Bhupatiraju, Mizbauddin Mohammed, Bhargav Ramakrishna Reddy
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Abstract
A power takeoff control system and method sense proximity of an operator to a power takeoff and control operation of the power takeoff based upon the sensed proximity.
Claims20
A power takeoff control system comprising:
- a sensor to be supported so as to output proximity signals indicating a proximity of an operator to a power takeoff of a vehicle while the operator is not residing in or on the vehicle;
- and
- a controller to output control signals for controlling the power takeoff based on the signals.
A power takeoff control method comprising:
- sensing proximity of an operator to a power takeoff;
- and
- controlling operation of the power takeoff based upon the sensed proximity, wherein the sensing of the proximity of the operator to the power takeoff comprises capturing an image of the power takeoff and surrounding proximity.
A vehicle comprising:
- a power takeoff;
- a sensor to be supported so as to output proximity signals indicating a proximity of an operator to a power takeoff of the vehicle while the operator is not residing in or on the vehicle;
- and
- a controller to output control signals for controlling the power takeoff based on the signals.
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A power takeoff control system comprising:
- a sensor to be supported so as to output proximity signals indicating a proximity of an operator to a power takeoff;
- and
- a controller to output control signals for controlling the power takeoff based on the signals, wherein the controller is to:
- determine a distance between the operator and the power takeoff;
- and
- compare the distance to a predefined threshold, wherein the control signals are based upon the comparison.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.