Patent ID: 8606470

Claim:
A system for automated movement of a lift arm and an implement of a loader from a remote position to a base position near a lower limit of travel of the lift arm, the system comprising: a sensor mounted on one location of the lift arm and the loader; a sensor trigger mounted on another location of the lift arm and the loader; and a controller configured to: store a signal indicative of a desired inclination of the implement, the desired inclination being a component of the base position; receive a signal indicative of actuation of an operator interface on the loader, the operator interface actuation signal indicating a desired movement of the lift arm and the implement to the base position; and responsive to receiving the operator interface actuation signal: transmit an implement command signal to an electro-hydraulic system to move the implement to the desired inclination; transmit a lift arm command signal to the electro-hydraulic system to move the lift arm towards the lower limit of travel of the lift arm; receive a signal indicative of activation of the sensor mounted on one location of the lift arm and the loader based upon movement of the sensor near the sensor trigger mounted on another location of the lift arm and the loader at a position near the lower limit of travel of the lift arm; and terminate the lift arm command signal based upon receipt of the sensor activation signal.