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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Paul Russell Friend, Morton, IL (US);
Michael Edward Brandt, Racine, WI (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A swing control assembly for a first machine is provided. The swing control assembly includes a position detection module configured to generate a signal indicative of a relative position of a second machine with respect to the first machine. The swing control assembly includes a controller communicably coupled to the position detection module. The controller is configured to receive the signal indicative of the relative position of the second machine with respect to the first machine. The controller is configured to determine a direction of swing associated with the first machine based on the received signal. The controller is configured to provide an instruction to initiate a swing operation of the first machine based on the determined direction of swing.