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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Luke E. Graham, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Igor S. Ramos, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Todd M. Jennings, Ramsey, MN (US);
Kea V. Chin, Washington, IL (US);
Daniel D. Podany, Peoria, IL (US);
LaTanya G. Turner, Magnolia, MN (US);
Yasin H. Mohamed, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jameson M. Smieja, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A control system for an extendable screed includes a first input device configured to set a speed limit for the extendable screed, a second input device configured to vary a speed of the extendable screed within the speed limit. The controller further includes, a third input device configured to govern a relationship between a speed of the extendable screed and a relative position of the second input device. The control system further includes a controller configured to receive inputs from the first, the second, and the third input devices and output a command signal to move the extendable screed relative to the main screed.