Patent ID: 11891278
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 16:
17. A mobile pipelayer machine, comprising:
a machine chassis;
a boom extending from the machine chassis;
a connector extending from the boom for coupling to a load;
a control system that determines a rated lifting capacity of the mobile pipelayer machine and a lifting load, wherein the control system determines the rated lifting capacity based on an a fore, aft, and roll orientation of the machine chassis; and
a display, wherein the display indicates:
the rated lifting capacity relative to a total lifting capacity on a display bar,
the lifting load relative to the rated lifting capacity and the total lifting capacity on the display bar,
a numeric value of a current chassis pitch, and
a numeric value of a current chassis roll.