Patent ID: 6672412
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A method for operating a tracked vehicle having left and right tracks, wherein the vehicle has a left-track motor adapted to provide variable-speed forward and reverse motion to the left track, wherein the vehicle has a right-track motor adapted to provide variable-speed forward and reverse motion to the right track, wherein the left-track motor is controlled by a first output signal from a left joystick, wherein the right-track motor is controlled by a second output signal from a right joystick, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:a) modifying at least one of the first and second output signals to create a substantially identical output signal for the left and right joysticks when the first and second output signals are within a predetermined tolerance, and b) controlling the left-track and right-track motors with the identical output signal when the first and second output signals are within the predetermined tolerance.