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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Fazal A. Goraya, Dunlap, IL (US);
Justin L. Steinlage, Mackinaw, IL (US);
Daryl R. Brower, Edelstein, IL (US);
Bruce Addison Thomas, III, Cascade, IA (US);
Nathan S. Pauli, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system for a machine having a transmission system is provided. The control system includes a wheel speed sensor, a cruise control module and a controller. The wheel speed sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of a wheel speed. The cruise control module is configured to maintain a desired wheel speed of the machine. The controller is in communication with the wheel speed sensor and the cruise control module. The controller is configured to selectively deactivate the cruise control module based, at least in part, on a comparison of the wheel speed and a localized speed of the machine near the wheel.