Controlling a bowl of a scraper

A control system for a scraper including an input device operatively connected between the control system and a bowl of the scraper, the control system comprising:

• a controller operatively connected to the bowl, the controller configured to:
• receive a signal indicative of a mode of operation of the scraper;
• determine a cycle of operation of the scraper associated with the mode of operation;
• and
• control the bowl based in part on a sequence of parameter settings generated by the controller, wherein the sequence of parameter settings is based in part on the cycle of operation of the scraper.

A scraper comprising:

• at least one bowl including a blade adapted to separate material from the surface;
• at least one input device adapted to responsively transmit a signal indicative of a mode of operation;
• and
• a control system operatively connected between the at least one bowl and the at least one input device, the control system configured to receive signals from the at least one input device, the control system further configured to:
• receive the signal indicative of the mode of operation of the scraper;
• determine a cycle of operation of the scraper associated with the mode of operation, wherein the cycle of operation is associated with at least one of a loading mode of operation, a hauling mode of operation, an unloading mode of operation, or a returning mode of operation;
• and
• control the bowl based in part on a sequence of parameter settings generated by the control system, wherein the sequence of parameter settings is based in part on the cycle of operation of the scraper, and the sequence of parameter settings is associated with at least one of a bowl parameter setting or a load assist unit parameter setting, and wherein the at least one of a bowl parameter setting or a load assist unit parameter setting includes at least one of a transmission parameter, a hitch parameter, an ejector parameter, an elevator parameter, an apron parameter, or a blade position parameter;
• and wherein the controller is configured to adjust a transmission according to the transmission parameter, a hitch assembly according to the hitch parameter, an ejector according to the ejector parameter, an elevator according to the elevator parameter, an apron according to the apron parameter, or the blade according to the blade position parameter.