Patent ID: 8244438

Claim:
A tool control system, comprising: a first actuator configured to control movement of a first linkage; a second actuator configured to control movement of a second linkage; a third actuator configured to control movement of a work tool, wherein the second linkage is connected to the work tool and movably connected to the first linkage; a plurality of operator input devices configured to provide operator input to the movement of the first linkage, the second linkage, and the work tool; and a controller in communication with the first, second, and third actuators and the plurality of operator input devices, the controller being configured to move the work tool in a desired tool path using multiple control modes, the controller being further configured to receive identification data that identifies a type of the work tool and to select one of a first control mode or a second control mode of the multiple control modes based on the received identification data, the second control mode being different from the first control mode, wherein in the first control mode, movement of an operator input device of the plurality of operator input devices in a first direction moves the work tool along a first path, and in the second control mode, movement of the operator input device in the first direction moves the work tool along a second path different from the first path.