Patent ID: 7950478

Claim:
A transporter, comprising: an engine compartment, the engine compartment including a diesel-electric power plant, a processor, an AC electrical panel, a display, and a hydraulic power unit; a load deck; and a plurality of track-axle assemblies positioned below the load deck, the track-axle assemblies including an axle frame including a cylinder housing and hydraulic piston, and first and second track units connected on opposing sides of the axle frame, each of the track units including a driver wheel and an idler wheel contained within a track belt, the driver wheel being rotated by an electric motor, wherein the processor includes a machine logic controller to control each of the track-axle assemblies, the machine logic controller comprising a steering mode controller to linearly, laterally, obliquely, and rotationally control the track-axle assemblies; a steering calculator to perform steering algorithm calculations for the plurality of track-axle assemblies; a speed/direction controller to provide command signals to the individual track-axle assemblies; and a suspension controller including a lift/lower controller to lift and lower the transporter, a mean travel height controller, and a load relief controller to provide sequential load relief.