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US 2014/0277966 A1Published application
Automated blade with load management control
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorAndrew Wayne Kelly
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Abstract
There is here disclosed an excavation machine having an automatic controlled excavation implement that adjusts the excavation implement to maximize the earth moved in accordance with vehicle operating parameters, and finished terrain parameters.
Claims21
An excavation machine including:
- an excavation implement;
- at least one ground engaging traction device;
- an engine capable of providing an engine output to the at least one ground engaging traction device, the engine having an optimum efficiency range;
- and
- a controller configured to determine whether the engine is operating within the optimum efficiency range and to automatically control the position of the excavation implement based on the determination of whether the engine is operating within the optimum efficiency range.
2 more elements
An excavation machine including:
- an excavation implement;
- at least one ground engaging traction device;
- an engine capable of providing an engine output to the at least one ground engaging traction device;
- a global positioning receiver for determining a location of the excavation machine;
- and
- a controller that combines the location of the excavation machine from the global positioning receiver with a finished earth contour depth to automatically lower the excavation implement by a programmed increment when the excavation implement is located above the finished earth contour depth.
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An excavation machine including:
- an excavation implement;
- at least one ground engaging traction device;
- an engine capable of providing an engine output to the at least one ground engaging traction device;
- and
- a controller configured to determine whether the engine has excess power available and to automatically control the position of the excavation implement based on the determination of whether the engine has excess power available.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.