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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2021
Prinoth Ltd., St. John, CA;
Stephane Peloquin, Saint-Hyacinthe, CA;
Jonathan Thibault, Shefford, CA;
Prinoth Ltd., St. John, CA;
Abstract
A process for execution by a processor of an electronic control unit (ECU), comprising: (a) detecting an operator command to align an upper structure of a tracked vehicle relative to a lower structure of the tracked vehicle; (b) in response to detection of the operator command, applying controlled rotation of the upper structure relative to the lower structure about an axis to align the upper structure relative to the lower structure at a predetermined relative angle; (c) in response to the upper structure having been aligned relative to the lower structure at the predetermined relative angle, signaling that alignment has been achieved; and (d) causing rotation of the upper structure to stop when alignment has been achieved and being non-responsive to further detection of the operator command during and for a predetermined period of time after said signaling. Also, a tracked vehicle comprising an ECU that executes the above process.