SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A GROUND SPEED OF A MACHINE
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1. A method for determining a machine ground speed, the method comprising:
- determining a first speed from a position determining system;
determining a direction the machine is traveling at the first speed;
determining a machine rate of inclination; and
determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine rate of inclination.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a first speed from a position determining system, determining a direction the machine is traveling at the first speed, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine rate of inclination.
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1. A method for determining a machine ground speed, the method comprising:
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determining a first speed from a position determining system; determining a direction the machine is traveling at the first speed; determining a machine rate of inclination; and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine rate of inclination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control system for determining a ground speed of a machine, comprising:
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a controller operatively connected to a machine component, a position determining system, and an inclination sensor, the controller adapted to; determine a first speed from the position determining system; determine a direction the machine is traveling at the first speed; determine a machine rate of inclination from the inclination sensor; determine a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine rate of inclination; and control the machine component based on the compensated ground speed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control system for determining a pitch rate compensated ground speed of a machine, comprising:
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a controller operatively connected to a machine component, a GPS system, and a pitch rate sensor, the controller adapted to; determine a first speed from the GPS system; determine a machine pitch rate from the pitch rate sensor; determine a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine pitch rate; and control the machine component based on the compensated ground speed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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