Patent ID: 8807261

Claim:
An articulation control system for a mobile machine having a traction device, the articulation control system comprising: a speed sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a travel speed of the mobile machine; a steering angle sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a steering angle of the traction device; an articulation actuator configured to articulate a front frame of the mobile machine relative to a rear frame of the mobile machine; and a controller in communication with the speed sensor, the steering angle sensor, and the articulation actuator, the controller being configured to: calculate and store a travel path corresponding to a moving location of the front frame based on the first and second signals, the travel path including a plurality of discrete sequential points; select one of the discrete sequential points of the travel path as a desired path point; and regulate operation of the articulation actuator, based at least on a location of the desired path point of the calculated and stored travel path, to cause the rear frame to follow the travel path of the front frame.