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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Todd F. Velde, Dubuque, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for automatically controlling operating characteristics for a work vehicle such as a dozer having a controllable blade. User-selectable transitions between manual and automatic control modes are enabled, with control based on a settable target value for an operating characteristic, e.g., blade elevation. During the manual control mode, a magnitude of manual adjustment via a user interface tool corresponds to a velocity of adjustment from a previous setting to a new setting for the target value. During the automatic control mode, a magnitude of manual adjustment via the user interface tool corresponds to an amount of adjustment from the previous setting to the new setting. Also during the automatic control mode, control signals associated with the operating characteristic are continuously generated based on at least the first target value and uninterrupted by any manual adjustments via the user interface tool to the first target value.