Configurable hydraulic control system

A method of operating a machine having a plurality of removably attachable tools, the method comprising:

• receiving an input indicative of a desired velocity of at least one fluid actuator associated with at least one of the plurality of removably attachable tools and generating a desired velocity signal;
• generating a recognition signal indicative of which one of the plurality of removably attachable tools is attached to the machine;
• sensing a load on the at least one fluid actuator and generating a load signal;
• commanding a fluid actuator velocity in response to the desired velocity signal, the recognition signal, and the load signal;
• referencing at least one table stored in a memory of a machine controller to determine the command velocity, the at least one table relating command velocity, fluid actuator load, and input device position;
• and
• wherein the at least one table is modifiable in response to the recognition signal.

A method of operating a machine having a plurality of removably attachable tools, the method comprising:

• sensing a load on the at least one fluid actuator and generating a load signal;
• receiving an input device position signal indicative of a desired velocity of at least one fluid actuator associated with at least one of the plurality of removably attachable tools and generating a desired velocity signal;
• receiving a manual input indicative of velocity performance information for the at least one fluid actuator;
• commanding a fluid actuator velocity in response to the load signal, the desired velocity signal, and the velocity performance information;
• and
• referencing at least one table stored in a memory of machine controller to determine the command velocity, wherein command velocity, fluid actuator load, and input device position form three axes of the at least one table.

A machine, comprising:

• a plurality of removably attachable tools;
• and
• a hydraulic control system having:
• a tool recognition device configured to generate a recognition signal corresponding to each of the removably attachable tools;
• at least one fluid actuator configured to move at least one of the plurality of removably attachable tools;
• at least one fluid sensor configured to generate a load signal indicative of a load on the at least one fluid actuator;
• at least one operator interface device configured to generate a desired velocity signal indicative of a desired velocity of the fluid actuator;
• a manual input device configured to receive velocity performance information for the at least one fluid actuator;
• a controller in communication with the at least one fluid actuator, the at least one fluid sensor, the at least one operator interface device, and at least one of the tool recognition device and the manual input device, the controller configured to command a velocity for the fluid actuator in response to the load signal, the desired velocity signal and at least one of the recognition signal and the velocity performance information;
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• wherein the controller includes a memory having at least one table stored therein, the at least one table is modifiable in response to the recognition signal.