Vehicle mounted snowplow impact monitoring system and method
CA 2373781 A1 · Owner: Menze, Peter C. · Inventors: Menze, Peter C.
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A snowplow control system is provided that uses the distance between the vehicle frame and the ground or wheel axle as an input to a feedback loop useable to provide increased control over the pressure exerted by the plow blade. The control system allows the plow to operate in various modes of operation including a manual mode a float, mode, and a down pressure mode. The control system interfaces with the vehicle operator by way of a controller that is preferably operable from within the cabin of the vehicle.
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- Filed February 27, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 27, 2022.
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