Apparatus and method for wireless remote control of an operation of a work vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for wireless remote control of an output element coupled to a work vehicle, the output element configured to perform work external to the work vehicle and to be actuated by an actuator controlled by an output controller in response to at least a remote control signal, the apparatus comprising:
- a wireless remote transmitter movable with respect to the work vehicle and including an actuatable input device for generating a command signal, a transmitter antenna, and a transmitter control circuit coupled to the input device and the transmitter antenna, the transmitter control circuit configured to receive the command signal from the input device, to generate the remote control signal in response to the command signal, and to apply the remote control signal to the transmitter antenna for wireless transmission to the vehicle; and
a wireless receiver supported by the work vehicle and including a receiver antenna and a receiver control circuit coupled to the receiver antenna and the output controller, the receiver control circuit configured to receive the remote control signal from the receiver antenna after transmission by the wireless remote transmitter, and to apply the remote control signal to the output controller, wherein the output element is responsive to actuations of the input device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for wireless remote control of an output element coupled to a work vehicle. The output element performs work external to the vehicle and is actuated by an actuator controlled by an output controller in response to at least a remote control signal. The apparatus includes a wireless remote transmitter movable with respect to the vehicle and a wireless receiver supported by the vehicle. The transmitter has an actuatable input device for generating a command signal, a transmitter antenna, and a transmitter control circuit which receives the command signal from the input device, generates the remote control signal in response to the command signal, and applies the remote control signal to the transmitter antenna for wireless transmission to the work vehicle. The receiver includes a receiver antenna and a receiver control circuit which receives the remote control signal from the receiver antenna after transmission by the transmitter, and applies the remote control signal to the output controller.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for wireless remote control of an output element coupled to a work vehicle, the output element configured to perform work external to the work vehicle and to be actuated by an actuator controlled by an output controller in response to at least a remote control signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless remote transmitter movable with respect to the work vehicle and including an actuatable input device for generating a command signal, a transmitter antenna, and a transmitter control circuit coupled to the input device and the transmitter antenna, the transmitter control circuit configured to receive the command signal from the input device, to generate the remote control signal in response to the command signal, and to apply the remote control signal to the transmitter antenna for wireless transmission to the vehicle; and a wireless receiver supported by the work vehicle and including a receiver antenna and a receiver control circuit coupled to the receiver antenna and the output controller, the receiver control circuit configured to receive the remote control signal from the receiver antenna after transmission by the wireless remote transmitter, and to apply the remote control signal to the output controller, wherein the output element is responsive to actuations of the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of wireless remote control of an output element coupled to a work vehicle, the output element configured to perform work external to the work vehicle and to be actuated by an actuator controlled by an output controller in response to at least a remote control signal, the method comprising the steps of:
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locating a wireless remote transmitter, which is movable with respect to the work vehicle, within a particular spatial region relative to the work vehicle; providing, by way of an actuatable input device, a command signal to a transmitter control circuit of the wireless remote transmitter; generating a remote control signal at the transmitter control circuit in response to the command signal; sending the remote control signal, by way of a transmitter antenna, to a wireless receiver supported by the work vehicle; receiving the remote control signal, by way of a receiver antenna, at a receiver control circuit of the wireless receiver; and applying the remote control signal to the output controller, wherein the output element is responsive to actuations of the input device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for wireless remote control of an output element coupled to a work vehicle, the output element configured to perform work external to the work vehicle and to be controlled in response to at least a remote control signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a remote transmitter means for receiving an input command and for wirelessly sending the remote control signal in response to the input command; and a receiver means supported by the work vehicle for receiving the remote control signal and for providing, in response to the control signal, a related signal to a system element in the work vehicle, the related signal being used to control the output element. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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