公开(公告)号：US20200086911A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16131539

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Wendell Dean Stahl ,  Jeremy T. Peterson ,  Kenneth Marvin Roat ,  Derrick Alexander Kofi Amanor ,  Micheal D. Valerio

IPC: B62D5/06 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B62D5/04 ,  B62D5/00

Abstract: A machine is disclosed. The machine may comprise a steering device configured to move along a steering position range in response to a force applied on the steering device by a machine operator. The steering device may have at least one soft stop position along the steering position range. The machine may further comprise a biasing member mechanically coupled to the steering device and configured to apply an opposing force that opposes movement of the steering device when the steering device is at or beyond the soft stop position. A magnitude of the opposing force may be sufficiently low such that the machine operator can move the steering device past the soft stop position. The machine may further comprise an electronic control device configured to determine the soft stop position based on one or more operation conditions of the machine.