Patent ID: 11965501
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A readiness testing system for determining a functionality of an associated hydraulic system including first and second motors (M1 and M2) mutually coupled in driving relation with a pump, the readiness testing system comprising:
at least one sensor (P1 and/or VN) generating a signal representative of at least one monitored condition of the associated hydraulic system; and
a controller operatively coupled with the at least one sensor (P1 and/or VN), wherein the controller is in operative electrical communication with the first and second motors (M1 and M2) and configured to selectively control activation and deactivation of each of the first and second motors (M1 and M2), the controller comprising:
a processor;
a memory device operatively coupled with the processor; and
a fitness detection logic stored in the memory device of the controller, the fitness detection logic being executable by the processor to determine the functionality of the associated hydraulic system by:
(i) determining, based on the signal while the first motor (M1) is activated and the second motor (M2) is deactivated and driven by the first motor (M1) during a first test interval, whether the at least one monitored condition meets a predefined threshold condition prior to expiration of the first test interval;
(ii) determining, based on the signal while the second motor (M2) is activated and the first motor (M1) is deactivated and driven by the second motor (M2) during a second test interval, whether the at least one monitored condition meets the predefined threshold condition prior to expiration of the second test interval; and
(iii) generating a readiness signal representative of the determined functionality of the associated hydraulic system based on whether the at least one monitored condition meets the predefined threshold condition during the first and second test intervals.