Patent ID: 11884518
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 19:
20. The pipelayer machine according to claim 15, further comprising one or more operator controls to control operation of the pipelayer machine, wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive, via the one or more operator controls, input data from an operator to control operation of the pipelayer machine;
determine whether the input data is within override parameters;
modify output of the propulsion system commensurate with the input data received from the one or more operator controls;
determine, via the one or more sensors, a fourth distance between the pipelayer machine and the first pipelayer machine or the second pipelayer machine;
determine that the fourth distance is outside of the acceptable range of the first distance; and
resume regulating distance between the pipelayer machine and the first pipelayer machine or the second pipelayer machine based on determining that the fourth distance is outside of the acceptable range.