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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
David Mark Bevly, Robstown, TX (US);
Bradford Wells Parkinson, Mt. View, CA (US);
Robert Lynn Mayfield, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system controls a work vehicle towing a towed implement. The control system includes a steering angle sensor, an implement position generating unit generating an actual implement position signal, a desired implement position generating unit generating a desired implement position signal, a vehicle position generating unit generating an actual vehicle position signal, a processor unit generating an implement angle signal as a function of the actual implement position signal and the actual vehicle position signal, and a control processor generating the steering control signal as a function of the actual implement position signal, the actual vehicle position signal, the implement angle signal, the steering angle signal and the desired implement position signal. A vehicle steering actuator steering vehicle steerable wheels in response to the control signal.