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US 8,944,191 B2Granted
Vehicle control systems and methods
AssigneeMTD Products Inc
InventorsAxel Schaedler, Tim Dilgard
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Abstract
Systems for controlling the speed and direction of vehicles such as tractors, including vehicles that have low to zero turning radius capability. Systems include steering and speed coordination systems that control the direction and speed of rotation of vehicle drive units.
Claims10
A vehicle control system comprising:
- a steering input member;
- a laterally oriented first control member coupled to the steering input member, the first control member having teeth, the first control member also being coupled to a first pair of gears that are coupled to a first steerable structure;
- a laterally oriented first link having a slot and being coupled to the first control member and to a first drive unit, the first link being movable in response to a speed input;
- a laterally oriented second control member coupled to the steering input member the second control member having teeth, the second control member also being coupled to a second pair of gears that are coupled to a second steerable structure;
- and;
- a laterally oriented second link having a slot and being coupled to the second control member and to a second drive unit, the second link being movable in response to a speed input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.