Vehicle having a laterally adjustable chassis and methods of operating such a vehicle
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsCody Evan Franzen, Steven Henry Rogotzke, Adam Joseph LeMay
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, ground-engaging elements configured to support the chassis, support assemblies supporting the chassis on the ground-engaging elements, adjustable axles configured to change a lateral distance from the chassis to each of the support assemblies, and a controller configured to move the chassis laterally along the axles without changing a track width between ground-engaging elements on opposing sides of the chassis. Disclosed methods may be used to remove and install application systems on the vehicle.
Claims15
A method of operating a vehicle comprising a chassis, a plurality of ground-engaging elements configured to support the chassis above a ground surface, and a plurality of support assemblies supporting the chassis on the ground-engaging elements, the method comprising:
- detecting an orientation of the chassis relative to gravity;
- and
- laterally translating the chassis relative to the support assemblies by extending axles on a first side of the chassis while retracting axles on a second, opposite side of the chassis based on the detected orientation of the chassis without changing a track width of the ground-engaging elements.
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of ground-engaging elements configured to support the chassis above a ground surface;
- a plurality of support assemblies supporting the chassis on the ground-engaging elements;
- a plurality of adjustable axles configured to change a lateral distance from the chassis to each of the support assemblies;
- at least one sensor configured to detect an orientation of the chassis relative to gravity;
- and
- a controller configured to receive a signal from the sensor correlated to the orientation and to move the chassis laterally along the axles by extending the axles on a first side of the chassis while retracting the axles on a second, opposite side of the chassis responsive to the signal without changing a track width between ground-engaging elements on opposing sides of the chassis.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer associated with a vehicle comprising a chassis, a plurality of ground-engaging elements supporting the chassis above a ground surface, and a plurality of adjustable axles supporting the chassis on the ground-engaging elements, cause the vehicle to:
- detect an orientation of the chassis relative to gravity;
- and
- laterally translate the chassis relative to the ground-engaging elements by extending the axles on a first side of the chassis while retracting the axles on a second, opposite side of the chassis based on the detected orientation of the chassis without changing a track width of the ground-engaging elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.