System and method for load control of a lift arm
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorBrady Dorr Lewis
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Abstract
An arm load control system for a work vehicle including a controller comprising a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to determine whether a lift arm is in a maximum load configuration based on a position of the lift arm relative to a chassis of the work vehicle and output a control signal to a propulsion assembly of the work vehicle indicative of instructions to adjust a tractive effort of the work vehicle based on whether the lift arm is in the maximum load configuration.
Claims20
An arm load control system for a work vehicle, comprising:
- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine whether a lift arm is in a maximum load configuration corresponding to engagement between the lift arm and a chassis of the work vehicle or a mechanical stop coupled to the chassis based on a position of the lift arm relative to the chassis of the work vehicle;
- and
- output a control signal to a propulsion assembly of the work vehicle indicative of instructions to adjust a tractive effort of the work vehicle based on whether the lift arm is in the maximum load configuration.
A method for controlling a lift arm of a work vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, via a controller, a first signal indicative of a position of the lift arm;
- determining, via the controller, whether the lift arm is in a maximum load configuration corresponding to engagement between the lift arm and a chassis of the work vehicle or a mechanical stop coupled to the chassis based on the position of the lift arm relative to the chassis;
- and
- outputting, via the controller, a control signal indicative of instructions to adjust a tractive effort of the work vehicle based on the determination.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one non-transitory, tangible, machine-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon for execution by a processor, the instructions comprising:
- instructions to determine whether a lift arm is in a maximum load configuration corresponding to engagement between the lift arm and a chassis of a work vehicle or a mechanical stop coupled to the chassis based on a position of the lift arm relative to the chassis;
- and
- instructions to output a control signal to a propulsion assembly of the work vehicle indicative of instructions to adjust a tractive effort of the work vehicle based on whether the lift arm is in the maximum load configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.