{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10539935","patent":{"patent_number":"US-10539935","title":"Methods and apparatus to control machine configurations","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G05B","A01B","G05D","G05D","A01B"],"num_claims":15,"abstract":"Methods and apparatus are disclosed for controlling machine configurations. An example method includes determining a desired trajectory of an auxiliary machine based at least in part on a desired work path or an alignment of a host machine and the auxiliary machine; determining a first actual trajectory of the auxiliary machine; comparing the desired trajectory of the auxiliary machine to the first actual trajectory of the auxiliary machine; when the first actual trajectory does not satisfy a threshold distance of the desired trajectory, crab steering the auxiliary machine toward the desired trajectory while a course of the host machine is different than a course of the auxiliary machine."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Methods and apparatus to control machine configurations","description":"Methods and apparatus are disclosed for controlling machine configurations. An example method includes determining a desired trajectory of an auxiliary machine based at least in part on a desired work","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10539935","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10539935","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Methods and apparatus to control machine configurations\" (US-10539935). https://patentable.app/patents/US-10539935","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-10539935","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-10539935","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T17:18:04.895Z"}