WORK VEHICLE WITH ENHANCED IMPLEMENT POSITION CONTROL AND BI-DIRECTIONAL SELF-LEVELING FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement of a lift assembly for a work vehicle, the lift assembly comprising a pair of loader arms coupled to the implement, the method comprising:
- receiving, with a computing device, a signal indicative of at least one of a position or a movement parameter of the loader arms as the loader arms are being moved;
receiving, with the computing device, a signal indicative of a fluid pressure of a hydraulic fluid supplied within the lift assembly;
accessing, with the computing device, a control equation that is based at least partially on a model of operational dynamics associated with the lift assembly when moving the loader arms;
calculating, with the computing device, a first correction signal associated with adjusting the position of the implement, the first correction signal being calculated at least partially by inputting the at least one of the position or the movement parameter and the fluid pressure into the control equation;
generating, with the computing device, a valve command signal based at least in part on the first correction signal; and
transmitting, with the computing device, the valve command signal to a valve associated with the implement in order to maintain the implement at a fixed orientation relative to a given reference point as the loader arms are being moved.
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Abstract
A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement of a lift assembly may generally include receiving a signal indicative of a position and/or a movement parameter of loader arms of the lift assembly and receiving a signal indicative of a pressure of a hydraulic fluid supplied within the lift assembly. The method may also include calculating a first correction signal associated with adjusting the position of the implement, wherein the correction signal is calculated by inputting the position and/or the movement parameter and the fluid pressure into a control equation based on a model of the operational dynamics of the lift assembly. In addition, the method may include generating a valve command signal based at least in part on the correction signal and transmitting the valve command signal to a valve for maintaining the implement at a fixed orientation relative as the loader arms are being moved.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement of a lift assembly for a work vehicle, the lift assembly comprising a pair of loader arms coupled to the implement, the method comprising:
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receiving, with a computing device, a signal indicative of at least one of a position or a movement parameter of the loader arms as the loader arms are being moved; receiving, with the computing device, a signal indicative of a fluid pressure of a hydraulic fluid supplied within the lift assembly; accessing, with the computing device, a control equation that is based at least partially on a model of operational dynamics associated with the lift assembly when moving the loader arms; calculating, with the computing device, a first correction signal associated with adjusting the position of the implement, the first correction signal being calculated at least partially by inputting the at least one of the position or the movement parameter and the fluid pressure into the control equation; generating, with the computing device, a valve command signal based at least in part on the first correction signal; and transmitting, with the computing device, the valve command signal to a valve associated with the implement in order to maintain the implement at a fixed orientation relative to a given reference point as the loader arms are being moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement of a lift assembly for a work vehicle, the lift assembly comprising a pair of loader arms coupled to the implement, the method comprising:
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receiving, with a computing device, a signal indicative of at least one of a position or a movement parameter of the loader arms and the implement as the loader arms are being moved; calculating, with the computing device, an error signal based at least in part on the difference between the at least one of the position or the movement parameter for the implement and at least one of a desired position or a desired movement parameter for the implement; and receiving, with the computing device, a signal indicative of a fluid pressure of a hydraulic fluid supplied within the lift assembly; accessing, with the computing device, a control equation that is based at least partially on a model of operational dynamics associated with the lift assembly when moving the loader arms, the control equation corresponding to a sliding mode control algorithm; generating, with the computing device, a model-based correction signal associated with adjusting the position of the implement, the model-based correction signal being generated at least partially by inputting the at least one of the position or the movement parameter for the loader arms, the fluid pressure and the error signal into the control equation; generating, with the computing device, a valve command signal based at least in part on the model-based correction signal; and transmitting, with the computing device, the valve command signal to a valve associated with the implement in order to maintain the implement at a fixed orientation relative to a given reference point as the loader arms are being moved. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement of a lift assembly for a work vehicle, the lift assembly comprising a pair of loader arms coupled to the implement, the method comprising:
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receiving, with a computing device, a signal indicative at least one of a position or a movement parameter of the loader arms as the loader arms are being moved; receiving, with the computing device, a signal indicative of a fluid pressure of a hydraulic fluid supplied within the lift assembly; generating, with the computing device, a valve command signal based at least in part on the fluid pressure and the at least one of the position or the movement parameter; and transmitting, with the computing device, the valve command signal to a valve associated with the implement in order to maintain the implement at a fixed orientation relative to a given reference point as the loader arms are being moved.
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