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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald L. Satzler, Princeville, IL (US);
Michael I. Cline, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/02 ;
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a work implement having a ground engaging tool is provided. A swing command is supplied to a swing assembly to move the ground engaging tool in an arcuate path about a vertical axis. A crowd command is determined based on the velocity of the swing assembly and is calculated to generate a resulting net movement of the ground engaging tool toward a predetermined end point. The crowd command is supplied to a crowd mechanism to move the ground engaging tool towards the predetermined end point.