AUTOMATIC ARTICULATION MACHINE STATES

摘要

A controller (102) monitors groundspeed in an articulated machine (10) and selectively disables an automatic articulation control function when the groundspeed is at or near zero. If there is an indication that an operator may not be aware that the automatic articulation control function is active by comparing when a mode selector (110) was activated compared to a machine power cycle or an operator not being present, the automatic articulation control function may be inactivated until the mode selector (110) is toggled. If the articulated machine (10) is in neutral and the groundspeed is at or near zero, the automatic articulation control function may disabled. If the groundspeed is at or near zero but the transmission is not in neutral, the machine (10) may simply be stalled to due working conditions and the automatic articulation control function may be maintained.