Patent ID: 6292729
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A01B,E02F,G05B

Abstract:
In a vehicle having a function which performs certain operations as the vehicle moves over terrain under the control of a control unit in response to manipulation of an operator control, a function management system comprising:an operator actuatable learn/save switch connected to the control unit;a learn mode implemented by the control unit, the learn mode being operable while the vehicle is moving, and wherein, in response to a manual sequence of manipulations of the operator control, the function performs a sequence of operations, and wherein the control unit stores information pertaining to the sequence of operations and stores information pertaining to distance intervals between said operations, with respect to the movement of the vehicle during the performance of said sequence of operations;a replay mode implemented by the control unit, wherein the control unit automatically performs said stored sequence of operations and wherein the operations of said sequence are performed with distances intervals therebetween which are substantially the same as that which occurred during operation of the learn mode, regardless of the speed of the vehicle; andthe control unit, in response to a first actuation of the learn/save switch, enabling a learn mode wherein the control unit records information pertaining to the manually performed sequence of operations, the control unit, in response to a second actuation of the learn/save switch after said sequence information is recorded, enabling a save mode wherein the control unit stores said information in permanent memory, and the control unit erasing a stored sequence from memory if the learn/save switch is actuated twice with no operations manually performed between said switch actuations.