Patent ID: 11891133
Assignee: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  E | IPC A  B  E

Claim 23:
24. A vehicle having a front, rear, first and second sides, and a central longitudinal axis that passes through the front and rear, the vehicle comprising:
a powered system for moving at least a portion of the vehicle;
a control console configured to be operated by a user standing alongside the control console to control the powered system, the control console being moveable between first and second positions disposed opposite each other across the central longitudinal axis;
a control device supported by the control console, the control device configured to selectively control movement of the powered system in a first direction or a second direction by moving a portion of the control device relative to the control console;
a sensor system that senses the position of the control console relative to the vehicle; and
a control unit communicatively connected to the sensor system, the control unit controlling the direction at which the powered system moves at least part of the vehicle based at least in part on the sensor system detecting the position of the control console relative to the vehicle and a direction at which the control device is moved such that the direction of movement of at least part of the vehicle matches the direction the control device is moved relative to the vehicle.