SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A MACHINE

Abstract A system for remotely controlling a machine includes a remote input device, a transmitter remote from the machine, and a receiver at the 5 machine. A controller is configured to store a desired communications threshold, receive input commands from the remote input device, generate a plurality of remote control input signals based upon the input commands, and transmit the plurality of remote control input signals at a location remote from the machine. The controller is further configured to receive at least some of the plurality of 10 remote control input signals at the machine, determine a communications parameter based upon at least one of the plurality of remote control input signals, compare the communications parameter to the desired communications threshold, and generate a command to stop the machine if the communications parameter is outside the desired communications threshold.