Patent ID: 8380407

Claim:
A method for controlling a hydrostatic drive comprising at least one first hydraulic consumer ( 5 ) and a second hydraulic consumer ( 10 ) which are driven by a common drive machine ( 2 ), the method comprising steps of: determining first power demand ( 20 ) of the first hydraulic consumer ( 5 ) using a travel-drive control ( 12 ), determining a free power ( 21 ) that is available from the common drive machine ( 2 ) using a diesel control device ( 17 ), scaling the free power ( 22 ) that is available from the common drive machine ( 21 ) onto an actuating path (β) of a control transmitter ( 31 ) using a working hydraulic system ( 15 ), determining a position ( 23 ) of a control transmitter ( 31 ) for actuating the second hydraulic consumer ( 10 ) using a position sensor ( 22 ), assigning a second power demand ( 23 ) to the ascertained position of the control transmitter ( 31 ) based on the scaled available free power, and determining an operating point ( 24 ) of the common drive machine ( 2 ) with consideration for the first and second power demands using the diesel control device ( 17 ).