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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
James Donald Dattilo, Metamora, IL (US);
Shawn Ivor Cullen, Peoria, IL (US);
Paul Robert Erickson, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Joshua Bernard Durand, Buffalo, MN (US);
James Donald Dattilo, Metamora, IL (US);
Shawn Ivor Cullen, Peoria, IL (US);
Paul Robert Erickson, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Joshua Bernard Durand, Buffalo, MN (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine includes an operator seat and an armrest adjacent the operator seat. The machine may also include a control system, which may include a control handle extending at least partially upward from the armrest. The control system may also include a force feedback device drivingly connected to the control handle and operable to supply feedback force to the control handle. The force-feedback device may include at least one of an actuator or a brake. Additionally, the control system may automatically adjust the magnitude of the feedback force supplied to the control handle by the force feedback device in at least some circumstances.