Patents Assigned to Crown Equipment Company
  • Patent number: 9002626
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a vehicular navigation control interface are included in the present disclosure. Some embodiments include a navigation system and a vehicle with a vehicle control module (VCM), a navigation control module (NCM), and a navigation control interface, where the VCM receives a manual command from an operator to implement a manual control function. In some embodiments the NCM receives an automatic command from the navigation system to implement an automatic control function via the VCM and the navigation control interface directly connects the VCM and the NCM to facilitate communication between the VCM and NCM for implementing automatic mode and for reporting implementation of a manual mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Company
    Inventors: Lucas B. Waltz, Bing Zheng, Thomas L. Mallak, Steve Mangette