APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT GRADE CONTROL ON A GRADING MACHINE

A grading machine and method for grading a ground surface including a machine body, a drawbar frame coupled to the machine body, a movable grading device coupled to the drawbar frame, a drive arrangement coupled to the drawbar frame and a circle member, a pitch frame coupled to the circle member, a movable grading device coupled to the pitch frame, a right lift linkage arrangement, a left lift linkage arrangement, a circle member side shift linkage arrangement, a grading device side shift linkage, a pitch actuator, a user interface, and a control system. The control system is configured to receive an input command from the user interface for a target grading device movement and adjust one or more of the right lift actuator, the left lift actuator, the side shift actuator, and the drive arrangement to achieve the target grading device movement using a first control pattern or a second control pattern.