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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventor:

Christopher Bering, Waterloo, IA (US);

Assignee:

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B62D 55/06 (2013.01); B60W 2300/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method generally involves determining a hazard parameter for a tracked vehicle including a ground interface assembly. The ground interface assembly generally includes a track and a drive wheel operable to move the track to thereby propel the tracked vehicle. A load sensor senses a load carried by the tracked vehicle, and a speed sensor senses a vehicle speed of the tracked vehicle. A control system in communication with the load sensor, the speed sensor, and a temperature sensor determines the hazard parameter based upon the load, the vehicle speed, and an ambient temperature in a vicinity of the tracked vehicle. The control system compares the hazard parameter to a threshold parameter, and performs an action based upon the comparison.


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