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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMPLEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE

  • US 20140343800A1
  • Filed: 05/31/2013
  • Published: 11/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a switch;

    a mode controller for entering a programming mode or a guidance mode based on user input to the switch;

    a programming module for managing a programming mode in which the user enters a guidance program in accordance with a predetermined sequence of inputs of the switch by the user, where readiness for each successive input is indicated by a light source or an audible indicator;

    a guidance module for managing a guidance mode for controlling an implement height of a vehicle in accordance with the entered guidance program;

    a data processor executing software instructions associated with the mode controller, the programming module, and the guidance module;

    a data storage device for storing the software instructions;

    a lift actuator associated with an implement of the vehicle;

    a height sensor for sensing the observed implement height of the implement;

    a controller associated with the lift actuator for controlling the observed implement height in accordance with the guidance program if the system or the data processor is operating in a guidance mode.

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