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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Randall T. Anderson, Peoria, IL (US);
Benjamin D. Miller, Peoria, IL (US);
Luke R. Sheley, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Anthony Berry, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B62D 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B62D 11/183 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for steering a machine while commanded to be in neutral, including: sensing that a transmission is in a neutral setting; applying one or more service brakes into a braking mode; ramping off a steering pump on a hydraulic steering system; sensing a steering command; releasing the one or more service brakes from the braking mode in response to sensing the steering command; and ramping on the steering pump on the hydraulic steering system.