Patent ID: 11920548
Assignee: THE CHARLES MACHINE WORKS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 7:
8. A work machine having an ordinary operating condition, the work machine comprising:
a chassis;
an engine having an engine control unit and supported on the chassis;
a starter supported on the chassis and electrically coupled to the engine control unit;
in which the starter is configured to start the engine in response to receiving a start signal from the engine control unit;
a sensor supported on the chassis and configured to measure an amount of deviation of a current operating condition of the work machine from the ordinary operating condition of the work machine; and
a controller supported on the chassis and electrically coupled to the sensor and the engine control unit;
in which the controller is configured to prevent the engine control unit from sending the start signal to the starter if the amount of deviation measured by the sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and
in which the sensor is configured to direct the engine to shut down if the amount of deviation measured by the sensor exceeds the predetermined threshold value.