Automatic control mode system for heavy machinery
AssigneeCaterpillar Paving Products Inc.
InventorsTimothy M. O'DONNELL, Kyle D. HENDRICKS, Robert J. McGEE, John L. MARSOLEK, Sangameshwar SONTH
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Abstract
An automatic control mode system for heavy machinery and a method for controlling heavy machinery for an automatic control mode is disclosed. The method may include: monitoring one or more conditions of one or more systems of the heavy machinery for the automatic control mode; determining whether at least one of the one or more conditions is met; and disabling the automatic control mode if at least one of the one or more conditions are met.
Claims20
A method for controlling heavy machinery for an automatic control mode, the method comprising:
- monitoring one or more conditions of one or more systems of the heavy machinery for the automatic control mode;
- determining whether at least one of the one or more conditions is met;
- and
- disabling the automatic control mode if at least one of the one or more conditions are met.
A method for controlling heavy machinery for an automatic control mode, the method comprising:
- monitoring one or more positional conditions of a positioning receiver system of the autonomous vehicle for the automatic control mode;
- determining whether at least one of the positional conditions is met;
- and
- disabling the automatic control mode if at least one of the positional conditions is met.
An automatic control mode system for heavy machinery, comprising:
- one or more positioning receivers of the heavy machinery;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- monitor an accuracy provided by the positioning receivers for the automatic control mode;
- determine whether the accuracy is less than a threshold;
- and
- disable the automatic control mode if the accuracy is less than a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.