Earth working – Automatic power control – Obstruction sensing type
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Batson, Victor (Department: 3671)
Earth working
Automatic power control
Obstruction sensing type
C172S781000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10927319
ABSTRACT:
A system for automatically moving a work implement of a work machine includes a position monitoring system configured to track a position of the work implement relative to a mapped landscape and programmable to incorporate an electronic representation of at least one entity designated to be avoided into the mapped landscape. The system also includes a controller configured to initiate movement of the work implement in response to information from the position monitoring system, including movement of the work implement to avoid the at least one entity. The work machine has a longitudinal axis aligned with a direction of travel of the work machine and the movement of the work implement includes movement of an edge of the work implement, nearest to the at least one entity, relative to a vertical plane containing the longitudinal axis.
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Batson Victor
Caterpillar Inc
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
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