Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control system for a grading machine
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Application No.: US16204611Application Date: 2018-11-29
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Publication No.: US11486113B2Publication Date: 2022-11-01
- Inventor: Michael C. Gentle , Ethan M. Tevis
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: E02F3/84
- IPC: E02F3/84 ; E02F9/26 ; B62D17/00 ; E02F9/20 ; E02F3/76 ; B62D6/00 ; B62D9/04

Abstract:
A grading machine includes a machine body, a grading blade, and at least one grading blade sensor configured to sense a position and orientation of the grading blade. The grading machine also includes a drawbar connecting the grading blade to the machine body, at least one drawbar sensor configured to sense a position and orientation of the drawbar, a user interface, and a control system. The control system may be configured to receive an input from the user interface and perform an automatic turnaround operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200173135A1 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GRADING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2020-06-04
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