System and method for an agricultural vehicle
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsMitchell Sandey, Roy A. Bittner
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Abstract
A suspension control system can include a chassis and one or more wheel assemblies. One or more suspension assemblies can be respectively coupled to the one or more wheel assemblies. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to one or more position sensors and one or more orientation sensors. The computing system can be configured to actuate the actuator of the one or more suspension assemblies to define a stroke, determine a default stroke position based on data from the one or more position sensors, and define a default position of the chassis based on data from the one or more orientation sensors.
Claims20
A suspension control system comprising:
- a chassis;
- one or more wheel assemblies;
- one or more suspension assemblies respectively coupled to the one or more wheel assemblies, wherein each of the one or more suspension assemblies is moveable between a first position and a second position through actuation of an actuator;
- one or more position sensors configured to capture data indicative of a position of the actuator within each of the one or more suspension assemblies;
- one or more orientation sensors configured to capture data indicative of an orientation of the chassis;
- and
- a computing system communicatively coupled to the one or more position sensors and the one or more orientation sensors, the computing system being configured to:
- actuate the actuator of the one or more suspension assemblies to define a stroke;
- determine a default stroke position based on data from the one or more position sensors;
- and
- define a default position of the chassis based on data from the one or more orientation sensors.
A method for an operating an agricultural vehicle, the method comprising:
- actuating an actuator to alter a position on a suspension assembly between a minimum height and a maximum height;
- capturing data, from one or more position sensors, indicative of a minimum actuator position with the actuator at the minimum height and a maximum actuator position with the actuator at the maximum height;
- determining, with a computing system, a default stroke length;
- placing the actuator at a defined position along the default stroke length;
- capturing data, from one or more orientation sensors, indicative of an orientation of a chassis with the actuator at the defined position;
- and
- determining, with the computing system, a default position of the chassis based on the data from the one or more orientation sensors.
A suspension control system comprising:
- a chassis;
- one or more wheel assemblies;
- one or more suspension assemblies respectively coupled to the one or more wheel assemblies, wherein each of the one or more suspension assemblies is moveable between a first position and a second position through actuation of an actuator;
- one or more position sensors configured to capture data indicative of a position of the actuator within each of the one or more suspension assemblies;
- one or more height sensors configured to capture data indicative of a height of the chassis;
- and
- a computing system communicatively coupled to the one or more position sensors and the one or more height sensors, the computing system being configured to:
- actuate the actuator of the one or more suspension assemblies to define a stroke;
- determine a default stroke position based on data from the one or more position sensors;
- and
- determine a height of the chassis relative to a ground surface with the chassis in the default position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.