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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul Friend, Morton, IL (US);
Jean-Jacques Clar, Edelstein, IL (US);
Brian G. Funke, Peoria, IL (US);
Troy K. Becicka, Sahuarita, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling movement of a machine includes a drive system, a position sensor, and a communications system. A controller is configured to determine the position of the machine and determine a signal transmission threshold based at least in part upon the position of the machine. The controller may stop movement of the machine upon an interruption in signal transmission from a remote system exceeding the signal transmission threshold.