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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Imed Gharsalli, Brimfield, IL (US);
Inventor:
Imed Gharsalli, Brimfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 5/01 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 23/275 (2006.01); B62D 12/00 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling an input device is disclosed. A deadband is generated about a first position when the input device is at the first position. The input device is moved from the first position to one or more additional positions. The deadband width is varied based on the position of the input device.