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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2004
Dean R. Potts, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mario Souraty, Plymouth, MN (US);
Dean R. Potts, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mario Souraty, Plymouth, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle with a compound steering system has the ability to reorient both a forward and aft steering axis with respect to a chassis. The compound steering system is controlled in a manner in which one of a forward steering actuator and an aft steering actuator will reach its mechanical limit before the other, when a steering command from an operator input results in an oversteer condition. An oversteer feedback system provides an indication to the operator that the vehicle is in a oversteer condition, such as by increasing the rotational resistance level of the steering wheel to a medium level when in an oversteer condition.