Patent ID: 11939741
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A method for controlling the operation of an attachment coupler coupled to a boom assembly of a work vehicle, the method comprising:
providing an electronic data processor communicatively coupled to a boom actuator configured to move the boom assembly, an attachment coupler actuator configured to move the attachment coupler, and an attachment actuator coupled to an attachment, which is coupled to the attachment coupler, and configured to rotate the attachment relative to the attachment coupler;
generating a boom signal indicative of a position of the boom assembly with a boom sensor;
generating an attachment signal indicative of a position of the attachment coupler with an attachment coupler sensor;
receiving an operator input from an operator input device configured for receiving the operator input in at least one mode, the operator input in a first mode comprises at least one of a tilt forward command, a tilt rearward command, a rotate right command, or a rotate left command, and the operator input in a second mode comprises at least one of a boom lower command, a boom raise command, the tilt forward command, or the tilt rearward command;
receiving the boom signal, the attachment signal, and the operator input with the electronic data processor; and
providing a computer readable storage medium comprising machine readable instructions;
wherein the machine readable instructions, when executed by the electronic data processor, cause the electronic data processor to receive the operator input and, in the first mode, for the tilt forward command, command the boom actuator to move the boom assembly to the frame contact position and then command the attachment coupler actuator to move the attachment coupler to a predetermined lower position while preventing the attachment coupler from moving to the lower position, for the tilt rearward command, command the attachment coupler actuator to move the attachment coupler to a predetermined upper position while preventing the attachment coupler from moving to the upper position and then command the boom actuator to move the boom assembly to the raised position, for the rotate right command, command the attachment actuator to rotate the attachment coupler towards the right, for the rotate left command, command the attachment actuator to rotate the attachment coupler towards the left and, in the second mode, for the boom lower command, command the boom actuator to move the boom assembly lower, for the boom raise command, command the boom actuator to move the boom assembly higher, for the tilt forward command, command the attachment coupler actuator to tilt the attachment coupler forward, and for the tilt rearward command, command the attachment coupler actuator to tilt the attachment coupler rearward.