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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Steven R. Krause, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Eric J. Dishman, Peoria, IL (US);
Wayne A. Lamb, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Erik J. Eddington, Bartonville, IL (US);
Steven R. Krause, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Eric J. Dishman, Peoria, IL (US);
Wayne A. Lamb, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Erik J. Eddington, Bartonville, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes, in one aspect, an implement control system that includes a controller operatively connected to an implement. The controller is adapted to receive a signal from an input device indicative of a desired implement movement by an operator and to receive an automatically generated signal indicative of an automatically determined implement movement. The controller is further adapted to determine whether to move the implement based on the input device signal or the automatically generated signal. The controller is adapted to generate a control signal to move the implement based on the input device signal when a portion of the implement is above a desired cutting plane.