Patent ID: 8386133

Claim:
A system for automated operation of a work vehicle, the system comprising: a boom having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a first hydraulic cylinder associated with the boom; a first sensor that detects a boom angle of a boom with respect to a support near the first end; an attachment coupled to the second end of the boom; a second hydraulic cylinder associated with the attachment; a second sensor that detects an attachment angle of the attachment with respect to the boom; an accelerometer that detects an acceleration or deceleration of the boom; a switch that accepts a command to enter a ready position state from another position state; and a controller that controls the first hydraulic cylinder to attain a boom angle within a target boom angular range and controls the second cylinder to attain an attachment angle within a target attachment angular range associated with the ready position state in response to the command in conformity with at least one of a desired boom motion curve and a desired attachment motion curve, wherein the controller controls the second hydraulic cylinder to move the attachment to achieve a desired attachment motion curve consistent with the detected deceleration of the boom and wherein the attachment does not exceed a maximum deceleration in accordance with the desired attachment motion curve.