Automatic Rotor Speed Control

摘要

A movable machine includes an engine, a rotatably-mounted rotor, a rotor driver mounted on a frame supported on a plurality of ground engaging members; a rotor speed sensor and machine ground speed sensor provide a rotor speed signal and machine ground speed signal, respectively, to a controller. The controller is configured to use a current machine conditions parameter to determine an optimal rotor speed and command the rotor drive to adjust the rotational speed of the rotor to the optimal speed. The current machine conditions parameter includes the rotor speed signal, the machine ground speed signal, and cutting depth.

主权项

1. A movable machine having a frame supported on a plurality of ground engaging members, the machine comprising:
an engine; a rotor rotatably mounted relative to the frame, a rotor driver mounted on the frame and operatively connected to the rotor and the engine to provide rotational movement, a rotor speed sensor disposed and adapted to provide a rotor speed signal indicative of a rotational speed of the rotor, a machine ground speed sensor disposed and adapted to provide a machine ground speed signal indicative of a machine ground speed of the movable machine, a controller configured to use a current machine conditions parameter to determine an optimal rotor speed, the current machine conditions parameter including the rotor speed signal, the machine ground speed signal, and a cutting depth of the rotor, wherein the controller commands the rotor driver to adjust the rotational speed of the rotor to the optimal rotor speed.