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Track trencher control system and process

  • US 5,544,055 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for operating a track trencher, comprising:

  • means for producing a travel mode signal indicative of one of a plurality of track trencher travel modes;

    propulsion control means, operative in one of a plurality of operating modes in response to the travel mode signal, for producing a propel signal associated with one of the plurality of track trencher travel modes;

    steering control means, operative in one of a plurality of operating modes in response to the travel mode signal, for producing a steering signal associated with one of the plurality of track trencher travel modes; and

    computer control means for controlling propulsion of a left track drive and a right track drive of the track trencher in one of the plurality of track trencher travel modes to effect propulsion and steering changes in response to the propel and steering signals.

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