Systems and methods for grade control window activation

An apparatus comprising:

• a bladed work machine having a blade, the blade configured to engage a ground material;
• a control system having a two-dimensional grade control system, the two dimensional grade control system comprising a memory device coupled with at least one processor, the memory device including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
• receive a signal from a user interface of the bladed work machine that enables the two-dimensional grade control system to provide an enabled two-dimensional grade control system;
• determine at least a portion of a blade of the bladed work machine is positioned inside an activation window;
• place the enabled two-dimensional control system in an active mode in response to the portion of the blade being determined to be positioned inside the activation window, wherein, in the active mode, the enabled two-dimensional grade control system automatically controls an orientation of the blade;
• determine the blade of the bladed work machine is positioned outside the activation window;
• places the enabled two-dimensional control system in an inactive mode in response to the blade being determined to be positioned outside the activation window, wherein, in the inactive mode, the enabled two-dimensional grade control system remains enabled but does not automatically control the orientation of the blade;
• and
• change, while the enabled two-dimensional grade control system has remained enabled and not subsequently entered a disabled state, the enabled two-dimensional grade control system from the inactive mode to the active mode in response to determining the portion of the blade that had previously been outside the activation window is positioned in the activation window.