A piece of heavy construction or forestry equipment includes an internal combustion engine configured to generate power from combustion of fuel, a winch coupled to the internal combustion engine such that power generated by the internal combustion engine is transmitted to the winch by a non-mechanical connection, a first electronic control unit, wherein the first electronic control unit is configured to control operation of components of the piece of heavy construction equipment other than the winch, and a second electronic control unit, wherein the second electronic control unit is independent of the first electronic control unit and configured to control operation of the winch.
STAND-ALONE ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF WINCHES
EIGENSTÄNDIGE ELEKTRONISCHE STEUERUNG VON WINDEN
COMMANDE ÉLECTRONIQUE AUTONOME DE TREUILS
2024-07-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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