TOOL RECOGNITION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WORK MACHINE

摘要

A tool recognition and control system (10) for electronically configuring certain systems of a work machine based upon the operating parameters associated with a particular work tool (36) to be attached thereto, the work machine including systems operable to control the operation of a plurality of different work tools, each work tool (36) having a set of operating parameters associated therewith which affect the operation of at least some of the systems of the work machine, the present control system identifying the particular work tool (36) attached to the work machine based upon either a signal (38) generated by a tool recognition system associated with the work tool when the work tool is attached to the work machine, or based upon operator selectable commands for selecting any one of a plurality of different sets of operating parameters based upon the particular work tool attached to the machine. Once the work tool has been identified and the appropriate set of operating parameters selected, an electronic controller (25) coupled to the various systems (34, 44) of the work machine operable to control the operation of the various work tools outputs appropriate signals (30, 32, 40, 46) to such systems for electronically configuring such systems in accordance with the selected set of operating parameters for a particular work tool. Once configured, the affected systems will be compatible with the selected operating parameters for that particular work tool.