Sequential command repeater system for off-road vehicles

A control system for controlling a plurality of outputs associated with an off-road vehicle by recording at least one sequence of commands in response to a record signal and repeating the recorded sequence of commands in response to a playback signal, the outputs being actuated by respective actuator means in response to respective control signals, the control system comprising:

• means for generating command signals;
• memory means;
• means for selecting between a record mode, a normal mode and a playback mode in response to the record and playback signals;
• means for recording the sequence of commands in the memory means in response to sequential command signals when the record mode is selected;
• means for generating the control signals based upon the command signals when the normal mode is selected and based upon the recorded sequence of commands when the playback mode is selected;
• and
• means for applying the control signals to the actuator means.

A method of controlling a plurality of outputs associated with an off-road vehicle, the outputs actuated by respective actuators in response to respective control signals normally generated in response to actuations of a plurality of command devices, comprising the steps of:

• generating a record signal;
• in response to the record signal, recording a sequence of commands in a memory circuit in response to sequential actuations of the command devices;
• after the command sequence has been recorded, generating a playback signal;
• and
• in response to the playback signal, repeating the sequence of commands by generating control signals based upon the recorded sequence of commands.

A control system for controlling a plurality of outputs associated with an off-road vehicle by playback of at least one predetermined sequence of commands in response to a playback signal, the outputs being actuated by respective actuators in response to respective control signals, the control system comprising:

• a plurality of operator-actuatable command devices configured to generate command signals;
• a sequence interface configured to receive the at least one predetermined sequence of commands;
• and
• a control circuit coupled to the actuators, the command devices, and the sequence interface, the control circuit being configured to download the at least one predetermined sequence of commands from the sequence interface, and further configured to operate in a normal mode wherein the control signals applied to the actuators are generated based upon the command signals, and to operate in a playback mode in response to the playback signal wherein the control signals are generated based upon the predetermined sequence of commands.