Mechanical drive control for loaders

    公开(公告)号:US11598070B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US15957203

    申请日:2018-04-19

    发明人: Craig Roske

    摘要: Disclosed are power systems, and power machines employing the power systems, having dual in-line pumps configured to supply hydraulic fluid to respective left and right side travel motors of the power machine. In some exemplary embodiments, pump pintle arm controls and a single centering mechanism for the pintle arm controls are provided. The single centering mechanism is configured to center the pintle arms for each of the two pumps. Also in some exemplary embodiments, a mechanical control linkage configuration allows the separate pump pintle arm controls to be positioned on a side of the pump substantially one behind the other. This allows hydraulic connections to the pumps to be placed on top of the pump assembly, improving the routing of hydraulic hoses in the power machine.

    A DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A SKID STEERED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230042398A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17792773

    申请日:2021-01-11

    申请人: QinetiQ Limited

    摘要: A drive unit for a skid steered vehicle includes a controlled differential positioned between two shafts. The end of each shaft forms an output of the drive unit connected directly to the differential outputs via the shafts. A steer motor is in driveable communication with the differential, and an electric propulsion motor is in driveable communication with the shaft outputs. A gear reduction unit, and optional gear change unit, is positioned between the differential and the electric propulsion motor. The electric propulsion motor, the gear reduction unit and optional gear change unit are connected in a parallel connection with an output of the differential to the shaft outputs. The optional gear change unit includes an epicyclic gear reduction unit having an input and an output which provides drive input from the gear change unit to the shaft. A gear change set has a master gear that receives drive output from the electric propulsion motor, and slave gears which are driven by the master gear via one or more gear chains. A dog clutch slideably engages the input of the gear reduction unit and selectively engages with the master gear or slave gears so that the selected position of the dog clutch determines which gear is engaged.

    All wheel drive robotic vehicle with steering brake

    公开(公告)号:US11498205B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16317244

    申请日:2017-07-11

    申请人: HUSQVARNA AB

    发明人: Mats Svensson

    摘要: A robotic vehicle (10) comprising a first chassis platform (200) comprising a first wheel assembly (202) and a second chassis platform (210) comprising a second wheel assembly (212). The first and second chassis platforms (200, 210) is arranged to be spaced apart from each other. The robotic vehicle (10) further comprises a linkage (220) operably coupled to the first chassis platform (200) and the second chassis platform (210). The linkage (220) being coupled so as to be fixed relative to the first chassis platform (200) and so that the second chassis platform (210) is rotatable relative to the first chassis platform (200), wherein the second chassis platform (210) comprises a turning axis (400). Said robotic vehicle (10) further comprising an electric brake (262) disposed proximate to a turning shaft (422) of the linkage (220). The electric brake (262) being selectively applied by processing circuitry (110) to resist turning of the second chassis platform (210) about the turning axis (400) and being selectively released to allow the second chassis platform (210) to turn about the turning axis (400).

    DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE DEVICE AND AGV

    公开(公告)号:US20220177032A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17437328

    申请日:2020-04-27

    发明人: Wentao YU Chao WU

    IPC分类号: B62D11/04 B60K7/00 F16C35/06

    摘要: The present application discloses a differential drive device applied to an AGV, relating to the field of wheeled drivers, and being able to effectively reduce the total height of the differential drive device. The differential drive device includes a differential drive unit (2), a top plate (1) and an outer cover (3). The top plate (1) is installed on a top end of the outer cover (3). The differential drive unit (2) is located in the outer cover (3) at a lower side of the top plate (1). The top plate (1) is supported on the differential drive unit (2). An inner side wall of the outer cover (3) is circular-shaped. The present application applies to apparatuses with transportation functions.

    Traveling vehicle
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11247723B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US15930575

    申请日:2020-05-13

    发明人: Yasuhiro Manji

    IPC分类号: B62D11/00 B62D11/04

    摘要: A traveling vehicle includes a left drive wheel and a right drive wheel which are driven independently by a left driving section and a right driving section, a manual operation unit configured to provide a left speed instruction for adjusting a rotational speed of the left drive wheel and a right speed instruction for adjusting a rotational speed of the right drive wheel and a drive control unit configured to control driving of the left driving section and the right driving section based on the left speed instruction and the right speed instruction, with using a first control method and a second control method which are provided with different control properties from each other. The drive control unit includes a single mode employing either one of the first control method and the second control method and a composite mode employing the first control mode and the second control mode in time-differentiated combination. In the composite mode, based on a difference between the left speed instruction and the right speed instruction, a combination ratio between the first control method and the second control method is determined.

    Steering controller for an autonomous vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11175665B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16248823

    申请日:2019-01-16

    发明人: Christian Noess

    摘要: A mobile machine having a chassis, a plurality of ground-engaging elements, a plurality of actuators for driving movement of the ground-engaging elements, and a controller for controlling each of the actuators to cause the mobile machine to follow a guidance path along a ground surface. The controller is configured to generate a first set of control values for driving the machine according to a first heading based on a reference heading error of the machine and generate a second set of control values for driving the machine according to a second heading based on a distance heading error of the machine, determine a weight scheme for the first set of control values and the second set of control values dependent on a distance of the machine from the guidance path, combine the control signals using the weight scheme and drive the machine using the combined control signals.

    Dynamic mold shape control for direct chill casting

    公开(公告)号:US11065678B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16425368

    申请日:2019-05-29

    申请人: Wagstaff, Inc.

    摘要: Provided herein is a system, apparatus, and method for continuous casting of metal, and more particularly, to a mechanism for controlling the shape of a direct chill casting mold to dynamically control a profile of an ingot cast from the mold during the casting process. Embodiments may provide an apparatus for casting material including: first and second opposing side walls; first and second end walls extending between the first and second side walls, where the first and second opposing side walls and the first and second opposing end walls form a generally rectangular shaped mold cavity. At least one of the first and second opposing side walls may include two or more contact regions, where each of the two or more contact regions may be configured to be displaced relative to a straight line along the side wall.