US 12,263,808 B2
Tracked vehicle and fleet of tracked vehicles
Martin Kirchmair, Pfons (AT); and Richard Casartelli, Pfitsch (IT)
Assigned to PRINOTH S.P.A., Vipiteno (IT)
Appl. No. 16/475,605
Filed by PRINOTH S.P.A., Vipiteno (IT)
PCT Filed Jan. 25, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/050460
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 2, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/138671, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 102017000007911 (IT), filed on Jan. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0375370 A1, Dec. 12, 2019
Int. Cl. B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60K 20/02 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B62D 33/06 (2006.01); B62D 55/00 (2006.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01); E01H 4/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B62D 55/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 25/04 (2013.01) [B60K 20/02 (2013.01); B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/252 (2013.01); B62D 33/0617 (2013.01); B62D 55/00 (2013.01); B62D 55/06 (2013.01); E01H 4/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1438 (2024.01); B60Y 2200/25 (2013.01); B62D 55/286 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tracked vehicle of a fleet of a plurality of track vehicles, the tracked vehicle comprising:
a first track;
a second track;
a mechanical power generator assembly;
an assembly of operating devices coupled to the mechanical power generator assembly;
a first drive wheel coupled to the first track and to the mechanical power generator assembly;
a second drive wheel coupled to the second track and to the mechanical power generator assembly;
an interface configured to receive an input; and
a control unit coupled to the interface and to the mechanical power generator assembly, the control unit comprises a memory that stores a plurality of enabling inputs that are each associated with an enabling level, wherein independent of any operator of any of the plurality of tracked vehicles of the fleet, at least one of the plurality of enabling inputs is the same for each of the plurality of tracked vehicles of the fleet and the control unit is configured to:
compare the received input with the plurality of enabling inputs,
responsive to the received input corresponding to a first enabling input of the plurality of enabling inputs:
enable a starting of the mechanical power generator assembly,
enable, based on a first enabling level of the first enabling input, use of at least one of the operating devices of the assembly of operating devices,
store the first enabling input,
detect, during use of the tracked vehicle, at least one operating parameter comprising at least one of: a speed of the tracked vehicle, a drive wheel speed, a winch speed, a winch jib angle, a position of command levers, a tracked vehicle weight, operating hours, a fuel level, a total fuel consumption, a position, an engine temperature, an oil temperature, a coolant temperature, and an error signal, and
create a file which couples the first enabling input with the at least one operating parameter of the tracked vehicle to enable an analysis, in association with an operator that inputted the first enabling input, of at least one of the use of the tracked vehicle, and any damage to the tracked vehicle,
responsive to the received input corresponding to a second, different enabling input of the plurality of enabling inputs:
enable the starting of the mechanical power generator assembly, and
not enable, based on a second, different enabling level of the second, different enabling input, any use of the at least one of the operating devices of the assembly of operating devices, and
responsive to the received input not being any of the plurality of enabling inputs, disable the starting of the mechanical power generator assembly.