Patent ID: 6209656
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
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 a first error as a function of the second signal and the desired hitch position;a controller coupled with the second processing device to receive the first error, the controller operable to transmit a second error as a function of the first error; anda first member modulator coupled with the controller to receive the first error, the first member modulator operable to transmit a first activation signal as a function of the second error, the first activation signal operable to control the lateral position of the first member.