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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Clayton Delaney Walenta, Peoria, IL (US);
SriVidya Lavanya Kamisetty, Brookfield, WI (US);
Michael Ivan Portscheller, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a machine. The machine includes a swing system and a plurality of systems. The method comprises generating, by an inertial measurement unit, data pertaining to rotation of an upper carriage of the machine relative to a work surface, determining, by a controller, data pertaining to rotation of the upper carriage relative to an undercarriage of the machine based on the data generated by the inertial measurement unit. The method includes determining, by the controller, an amount of torque received by the swing system from a power source based on the data pertaining to the rotation of the upper carriage relative to the undercarriage, determining, by the controller, a total torque demand based on the first amount of torque and adjusting, by the controller, the total torque demand when the total torque demand exceeds a maximum torque capacity of the power source.