Automated control module for a power machine
AssigneeClark Equipment Company
InventorJASON A. OSBORN
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Abstract
The application discloses an automated control module, which is configured to receive an input signal from a sensor and generate a universal control signal that can be processed by different machine controllers having different control configurations. In one embodiment the universal control signal is transmitted to a machine controller on the power machine through a connection assembly including a connector plug and socket. In another embodiment, the universal control signal is transmitted through a wireless interface. The machine controller processes the universal control signal and outputs a device control signal to operate different devices “on board” the power machine.
Claims20
An attachment for a power machine comprising:
- an automated control module configured to receive an input signal from at least one sensor and generate a universal control signal that can be processed by different machine controllers having different control configurations to generate a device control signal for one or more components of the power machine;
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- an electrical interface configured to transmit the universal signal to at least one of the different machine controllers the machine controller to generate the device control signal utilizing the universal control signal.
A control assembly for a power machine comprising
- an automated control module configured to receive an input signal from at least one sensor and generate an output signal based upon the input signal;
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- a connector assembly including an electrical cable and a connector plug configured to provide an electrical connection between the automated control module and at least one machine controller to transmit the output signal to the at least one machine controller coupled to one or more actuator devices on the power machine.
A control assembly for a power machine comprising:
- an automated control module configured to receive an input signal from at least one sensor and generate an output signal based upon the input signal;
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- a wireless communication device configured to wirelessly transmit the output signal to at least one machine controller coupled to one or more actuator devices on the power machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.