Patent ID: 6283222
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling a lateral position of a first member on a hitch of a work machine, comprising:a first processing device operable to receive a first signal indicative of a desired turn radius of the work machine and to transmit a first desired hitch position as a function of the first signal;a second processing device operable to receive a second signal indicative of an actual hitch position and coupled with the first processing device to receive the first desired hitch position, the second processing device operable to transmit an error signal as a function of the second signal and the desired hitch position; anda first member modulator coupled with the second processing device controller to receive the error signal, the first member modulator operable to transmit a first activation signal as a function of the error signal, the first activation signal operable to control the lateral position of the first member.