One method may include adjusting a first operating parameter of a digging implement of the vehicle; advancing the digging implement to a digging location; engaging the digging implement with a diggable medium located at the digging location; determining a vehicle operating parameter; upon the vehicle operating parameter exceeding a threshold, adjusting the first operating parameter of the digging implement of the vehicle; advancing the digging implement of the vehicle; upon the vehicle operating parameter exceeding a second predetermined threshold, adjusting the first operating parameter and a second operating parameter of the digging implement of the vehicle; upon the second operating parameter reaching a third predetermined threshold, withdrawing the digging; upon withdrawing the digging implement beyond the digging location, adjusting the first operating parameter of the digging implement of the vehicle; and unlocking the steering mechanism of the vehicle.
An agricultural system includes a sensor having a field of view directed toward a portion of the field worked by an agricultural implement during an agricultural operation. The agricultural system further includes a computing system that receives data generated by the sensor, with the data including a plurality of points. The computing system filters the data to remove points indicative of dust from remaining points of the plurality of points and rotates the data such that a surface of the field determined from the remaining points is substantially horizontal. Additionally, the computing system sub-divides the data into subsections after rotating, determines both a high point and a low point within each of the subsections, then determines a surface roughness of the field based at least in part on the high point and the low point within each of the subsections.
An agricultural system includes a header with multiple row units distributed across a width of the header. At least one row unit of the multiple row units includes a pair of stalk rollers configured to engage material other than grain (MOG) of a crop and to drive the MOG toward a field, a light emitter configured to emit light, and a light detector configured to detect the light and to generate a signal indicative of detection of the light at the light detector. The agricultural system also includes a control system configured to determine a level of the MOG between the light emitter and the light detector based on the signal.
An agricultural machine having: a chassis; field wheels; a header having harvesting elements; a tilt actuator connected between the header and the chassis and configured to receive a pressurized hydraulic fluid to operate the tilt actuator to raise the header from a lowered position; and a hydraulic circuit configured to reconfigure the agricultural machine between a field position and a transport position. The hydraulic circuit has a pilot valve located in a tilt actuator input path and movable to selectively open and close the tilt actuator input path, and a hydraulic actuator configured to receive a pressurized hydraulic fluid to operate the actuator during reconfiguration of the machine from a field position to a transport position. The pilot valve is configured to close when pressurized hydraulic fluid is received from the actuator input, and open position when the hydraulic fluid is not received at the pilot valve.
An agricultural machine having: a header frame; a crop cutter mounted to the frame; a first transmission operatively connected to the crop cutter and defining a first power flow path to drive the crop cutter by operative motion of a first transmission input; an auger rotatably mounted to the frame to rotate relative to the frame about a rotation axis; and a second transmission operatively connected between the crop cutter and the auger and defining a second power flow path to drive the auger by operative motion of the crop cutter.
A01D 34/03 - MowersMowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having reciprocating cutters mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle
A system for detecting simultaneous disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a plurality of load sensors each being configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by one or more of the disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensors. The computing system is configured to determine the plurality of draft loads based on the load sensor data. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the total draft load being applied to the frame based on the determined plurality of draft loads. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the majority of the disks are simultaneously plugged based on the determined total draft load.
An agricultural harvester including a rotor and a hydraulic motor configured to rotationally drive the rotor. Furthermore, the harvester includes a supply conduit through which hydraulic fluid is supplied to the hydraulic motor and a return conduit into which the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic motor is discharged. Additionally, the harvester includes first and second pressure sensors configured to generate data indicative of the pressures of the hydraulic fluid within the supply and return conduits, respectively. A computing system configured to determine the pressures of the hydraulic fluid within the supply and return conduits based on the data generated by the first and second pressure sensors, respectively. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when the rotor is slugged based on the determined pressures of the hydraulic fluid within the supply and return conduits.
A support system for an element of an agricultural header includes a support arm configured to support the element. The support arm is configured to extend along a forward longitudinal direction relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural header while the support arm is in an extended position. The support system also includes a pivot joint coupled to the support arm. The pivot joint is configured to pivotally couple the support arm to a frame of the agricultural header, the pivot joint is configured to enable the support arm to rotate from the extended position to a retracted position, and the support arm is configured to extend along a lateral direction relative to the direction of travel of the agricultural header while the support arm is in the retracted position.
A system for estimating tire parameters for an off-road vehicle in real time, the system including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to measure a position of the vehicle at a first time, determine, based on the position, motion characteristics of the vehicle, predict, based on the motion characteristics, a position of the vehicle at a second time, measure a position of the vehicle at the second time, and generate a tire parameter associated with the vehicle based on the predicted position and the measured position of the vehicle at the second time.
G07C 5/08 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TRAILER OPERABLY COUPLED WITH A WORK VEHICLE
A brake control system includes a trailer brake valve fluidly interposed between a vehicle brake assembly and a trailer brake assembly. A brake module is operably coupled with the vehicle brake assembly and configured to provide a first signal to the trailer brake valve. A control valve is configured to provide a second signal to the trailer brake valve. The trailer brake valve is operated based on the first signal when the vehicle is operated in a first mode and operated based on the second signal when the vehicle is operated in a second mode.
B60T 7/20 - Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiationBrake-action initiating means for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger specially adapted for trailers, e.g. in case of uncoupling of trailer
B60T 7/04 - Brake-action initiating means for personal initiation foot-actuated
B60T 8/171 - Detecting parameters used in the regulationMeasuring values used in the regulation
B60T 8/92 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means automatically taking corrective action
B60T 13/14 - Pressure supply arrangements using accumulators or reservoirs
B60T 13/68 - Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems by electrically-controlled valves
B60T 17/04 - Arrangement of piping, valves in the piping, e.g. cut-off valves, couplings or air hoses
B60T 17/22 - Devices for monitoring or checking brake systemsSignal devices
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CORN HEADER WITH ENHANCED YIELD MAPPING RESOLUTION
A yield system for a corn header includes a terahertz detection subsystem. The terahertz detection subsystem includes a plurality of terahertz sources configured to be disposed on a respective plurality of row units of the corn header, a plurality of terahertz cameras configured to be disposed on the respective plurality of row units of the corn header, and a control system. The control system includes a memory configured to store instructions and one or more processors. The control system receives the signal from each terahertz camera of the plurality of terahertz and determines a size and a density of the agricultural product at each row unit of the plurality of row units based on the respective image. The control system also determines a relative yield of the agricultural product at each row unit of the plurality of row units.
A01D 41/127 - Control or measuring arrangements specially adapted for combines
A01D 45/02 - Harvesting of standing crops of maize
G01S 7/41 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
G01S 13/89 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
A system for detecting disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a plurality of disks supported by the frame of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of the draft load being applied to the frame by the plurality of disks. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor. The computing system is configured to access an input indicative of the condition of the field and determine a minimum load threshold value indicative of plugging of one or more disks based on the condition of the field. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the draft load based on the load sensor data. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine when one or more disks are plugged based on the determined draft load and the determined minimum load threshold value.
A system for controlling the operation of a harvesting implement includes hydraulically driven implement components positioned on the implement and configured to receive a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid from a harvester base vehicle. Furthermore, the system includes an implement-based pressure sensor positioned on the implement and configured to generate data indicative of the maximum pressure value of the hydraulically driven components. Moreover, the system includes an implement-based computing system positioned on the implement and communicatively coupled to the implement-based pressure sensor and a vehicle-based computing system positioned on the vehicle. The implement-based computing system is configured to determine the maximum pressure value based on the data generated by the pressure sensor and transmit the maximum pressure value to the vehicle-based computing system.
Techniques of integrated load condition monitoring for a work vehicle. The work vehicle includes a boom coupled between a work implement and a chassis of the work vehicle. The work vehicle also includes a sensor network configured to monitor a payload supported by the work implement. The sensor network includes a tire pressure sensor configured to monitor air pressure within a tire of the work vehicle. The work vehicle further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor network. The controller is configured to determine a force acting on a structural component of the work vehicle based on air pressure within the tire.
G07C 5/08 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time
A system for detecting disk plugging on a tillage implement includes a main implement frame and a disk frame supported by the main implement frame. Furthermore, the system includes a plurality of disks supported by the disk frame. Each disk is configured to rotate relative to the soil of the field. Additionally, the system includes a load sensor configured to generate data indicative of a draft load being applied to the disk frame by the plurality of disks as the implement traverses the field. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor and configured to determine a twisting parameter of the disk frame about the main implement frame based on the data generated by the load sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine when one or more disks are plugged based on the determined twisting parameter.
A01B 49/02 - Combined machines with two or more soil-working tools of different kind
A01B 63/00 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements
G01L 1/22 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluidsMeasuring force or stress, in general by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
A linkage assembly of an agricultural harvester includes a rigid lower link, a bendable top link, a linear actuator, and a stop. The rigid lower link, bendable top link, and linear actuator are configured to pivotally connect to a drum toolbar and to a harvester frame. The stop is configured to couple to the harvester frame, and the bendable top link is configured to bend in response to engagement with the stop to pitch the drum toolbar relative to the harvester frame. The linear actuator is configured to extend and retract to lift and lower the drum toolbar.
An agricultural residue chopper assembly comprising a housing defining a partially enclosed cutting chamber, with respective sections of housing wall extending between an inlet and outlet, a cutting knife assembly comprising a plurality of knives extending radially to define a cutting volume, a counterknife assembly comprising one or more counterknives positioned to extend into the cutting volume, a first shear bar positioned near a downstream closing of the housing outlet, a second shear bar positioned downstream of the first shear bar near an upstream opening of the housing inlet, and an air catch formed by a radially expanded section of the housing wall between the downstream closing of the housing outlet and the upstream opening of the housing inlet. Also, an agricultural harvester machine having a residue chopper assembly.
A01F 29/04 - Cutting apparatus specially adapted for cutting hay, straw or the like having rotating knives with their cutting edges in a plane perpendicular to their rotational axis with feeding direction transverse to axis
Present embodiments disclose a connected services module that removably couples to a work vehicle. The connected services module includes a voltage sensor configured to output a voltage signal indicative of a voltage output of an electrical system of the work vehicle and a controller communicatively coupled to the voltage sensor. The controller includes a processer and a memory, and the controller is configured to receive the voltage signal from the voltage sensor, determine whether the work vehicle is operating in a first or second mode of operation based on the voltage output, determine a run time corresponding to a duration the work vehicle is operating in the second mode of operation, and output a run time signal indicative of the run time of the work vehicle.
An agricultural system for monitoring soil properties within a field includes an agricultural implement having a frame, ground engaging tools supported on the frame, and a position sensor configured to generate position data indicative of a distance between the frame and a surface of the field. The agricultural system further includes soil property sensors supported on the agricultural implement and spaced apart along a vertical direction, where each of the soil property sensors generates data indicative of at least one soil property when positioned below the surface of the field. Additionally, the agricultural system includes a computing system configured to receive the position data, determine when one or more of the soil property sensors are positioned above the surface of the field based at least in part on the position data, and deactivate the one or more soil property sensors positioned above the surface of the field.
A header for an agricultural system includes multiple row units distributed across a width of the header, one or more first sensors coupled to the header and configured to collect data indicative of a first detected set of multiple objects in an area proximate the header, one or more second sensors coupled to the header and configured to collect additional data indicative of a second detected set of the multiple objects impacting one or more components of the header. A controller is configured to receive the data from the one or more first sensors and the additional data from the one or more second sensors and process the data and the additional data to estimate a respective point of origin for each object in the first detected set and the second detected set of the multiple objects in the area proximate the header.
A01B 33/16 - Tilling implements with rotary driven tools with special additional arrangements
A01B 63/10 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements mounted on tractors operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
A01C 7/20 - Parts of seeders for conducting and depositing seed
A system may include a row cleaner configured to apply a pressure to a field and a work vehicle coupled to the row cleaner and configured to traverse through the field, where the work vehicle comprising an engine configured to adjust a speed of the work vehicle. The system may also include a sensor configured to provide sensor data indicative of the field and a controller comprising a memory and a processor, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the row cleaner, the engine, and the sensor. The controller may provide an instruction to adjust the pressure applied by the row cleaner, the speed of the engine, or both based on the sensor data.
An agricultural baler includes a pickup unit having a rotatable reel for introducing crop material into a baling chamber of the baler. A variable speed drive system rotates the reel. The variable speed drive system can include a hydraulic motor having an output shaft that is connected to the reel for rotation of the reel.
An agricultural baler includes a pickup unit including at least one rotatable reel for introducing crop material into a baling chamber of the baler. A variable speed drive system rotates the at least one reel. A sensor senses a shape of a bale being formed within the baling chamber of the baler. A controller adjusts a shape of the bale based upon the sensed shape of the bale by adjusting a speed of the variable speed drive system.
An agricultural vehicle includes a baler that is either connected to or integrated with the agricultural vehicle. The baler has a pickup unit including a rotatable reel for introducing crop material into a baling chamber of the baler. A drive system rotates the reel. A feedrate control system is configured for calculating a value indicative of an amount of crop entering the baler at the pickup unit and adjusting a function of the vehicle based on the calculated value.
An agricultural vehicle includes an operator interface configured to receive inputs, one or more vehicle systems, wherein each of the one or more vehicle systems is configured to control one or more functions of the agricultural vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU) communicatively coupled to the operator interface and the one or more vehicle systems. The ECU includes processing circuitry and a memory, accessible by the processing circuitry. The memory stores a large language model (LLM) and instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, causes the processing circuitry to receive the inputs from the operator interface, provide the inputs to the LLM, receive, from the LLM, an indication that the inputs meet a set of criteria, and transmit one or more commands to the one or more vehicle systems to implement the inputs.
A01B 76/00 - Parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, not provided for in groups
A01B 69/04 - Special adaptations of automatic tractor steering, e.g. electric system for contour ploughing
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
A wheel weight system for an agricultural vehicle includes a base couplable to a wheel and a ballast weight couplable to the base. The base and the ballast weight each defines a through-hole extending along a rotational axis. One side of the base has a base centering portion extending outwardly from a base end face portion and tapering radially inwardly, the base centering portion defining a centering portion cutout. One side of the ballast weight defines a ballast cutout face spaced apart along the rotational axis from a ballast end contact face configured to contact the base end face portion. The centering portion cutout of the base at least partially circumferentially aligns with the ballast cutout face about the rotational axis such that debris radially exits the through-holes from between the centering portion cutout and the ballast cutout face.
A system for determining the pass width of an agricultural harvester includes a harvester including a base vehicle configured to support a harvesting implement configured to engage crop material during each pass across a field. The implement defines a cutting width extending between the first and second sides of the implement. Additionally, the system includes a computing system configured to control the operation of the harvester such that the harvester travels along the perimeter of the field. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to access an input indicative of the dimension of the perimeter and determine the dimension based on the accessed input. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine the pass for the harvester to make each pass across the field based on the determined dimension of the perimeter. Additionally, the determined pass width is the same for each pass across the field.
A sieve assembly includes planar components including sieves, supported by rocking arms configured to actuate a fore-aft rocking movement to the components. At least one of the rocking arms is connected to one of the components by a conical connection having a first and second connection piece having matching conical surfaces. The conical connection can be secured and released from the side of the rocking arm. The first connection piece is rotatably mounted in an opening of the rocking arm, and a securing bolt passes through the opening and through the first connection piece, and is screwed into the second connection piece. The first connection piece has a threaded portion at the side of the rocking arm, enabling to insert a pin into the first connection piece, and screw an auxiliary bolt into the threaded portion after the removal of the securing bolt, to thereby force the conical surfaces apart.
An agricultural system is provided herein that includes a power plant and a transmission system operably coupled with the power plant. A product application system can be operably coupled with the transmission system through an application gear assembly. The product application system can include an electric machine operably coupled with the application gear assembly, a pump system operably coupled with the electric machine, and one or more nozzle assemblies configured to exhaust an agricultural product, the agricultural product driven by the pump system.
A clean grain tank for an agricultural harvester includes a grain tank with a sump a vertical auger having an end that is positioned within the sump of the grain tank for removing clean grain from the sump, and at least one cross-auger arranged in a trough and configured to convey the grain into the sump. The sump is partially encompassed by walls, one of the walls including a cross-auger inlet opening facing the cross-auger and being configured to allow the grain to pass therethrough and into the sump. The cross-auger inlet opening includes a rounded segment and at least one straight segment, wherein the at least one straight segment follows a trajectory of a wall of the trough.
A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement includes a linkage assembly having a mount configured to be non-rotatably coupled to a toolbar of the agricultural implement. The linkage assembly also includes a first link pivotally coupled to the mount and a second link pivotally coupled to the mount. Furthermore, the linkage assembly includes a wheel support pivotally coupled to the first link and to the second link, in which the wheel support is configured to rotatably couple to a wheel at a wheel pivot. The linkage assembly is configured to transition between a raised position and a lowered position to control a vertical position of the wheel pivot relative to the toolbar, and the linkage assembly is configured to position the wheel pivot at a first longitudinal location forward of a longitudinal centerline of the toolbar while in the raised position.
A01B 63/22 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements drawn by animals or tractors with wheels adjustable relatively to the frame operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
A01B 73/06 - Folding frames foldable about a vertical axis
A windguard assembly for a baler that is configured to either limit or prevent crop material from being blown away by the wind during feeding of the crop material into a bale chamber of the baler. The windguard assembly includes a roller that is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The roller includes a plurality of crop engaging surfaces that are configured to transport the crop material toward the bale chamber. The windguard assembly also includes a tine assembly that is pivotably mounted with respect to the roller about the axis of rotation. The tine assembly includes a transversely-mounted shaft and a plurality of axially spaced-apart tines extending from the shaft.
A windguard assembly for a baler that is configured to either limit or prevent crop material from being blown away by the wind during feeding of the crop material into a bale chamber of the baler. The windguard assembly includes a transversely mounted roller that is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The roller includes a plurality of crop engaging surfaces that are configured to transport the crop material toward the bale chamber. The windguard assembly also includes a tine assembly that is mounted with respect to the roller. The tine assembly includes a plurality of axially spaced-apart and longitudinally extending tines extending from a transversely mounted shaft. One of the tines of the plurality of tines is independently moveable with respect to another tine of the plurality of tines.
The combine harvester includes a grain cleaning section and a grain elevator, the cleaning section including one or more clean grain augers configured to deliver clean grains into the grain elevator. The harvester further includes a rotatable drive axle and a transmission system coupled thereto so that the drive axle drives the one or more augers as well as the elevator. The transmission system includes a reversible decoupler mechanism configured to decouple the one or more clean grain augers from the drive axle while not decoupling the elevator from the drive axle. These features enable removing a blockage from the grain elevator, by decoupling the one or more clean grain augers and then activating the elevator to remove the blockage, followed by the re-coupling of the one or more augers.
The combine harvester includes a grain tank having a cover includes pivotable panels connected by collapsible connections so that the cover forms a funnel-shaped extension of the main receptacle of the tank when the cover is fully deployed. At least one of the panels includes an aperture and a door configured to close or open the aperture by pivoting about a pivot axis. When the cover is deployed, the door either closes the aperture and is secured thereto so that the panel has the same function as in a conventional harvester. However, when the door is opened, and supported by a support structure of the harvester, the door obtains the function of a walking plank that enables a person to walk on the plank and thereby access the interior of the tank.
A drive system for an agricultural vehicle can include a power plant operably coupled with a chassis and a propulsion pump unit. A sensor can be configured to provide data indicative of one or more operational conditions. A computing system can be operably coupled with the sensor, a first propulsion motor, a second propulsion motor, a third propulsion motor, and a fourth propulsion motor. The computing system can be configured to detect one or more operational conditions based on data from the sensor, and assign each of the propulsion motors to a first set or a second set when one or more defined operational conditions are detected based on one or more assignment parameters, and control a flow rate of the first set to operate at a first flow rate and the second set to operate at a second flow rate.
B60K 23/08 - Arrangement or mounting of control devices for vehicle transmissions, or parts thereof, not otherwise provided for for changing number of driven wheels
B60K 7/00 - Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel
B60K 17/356 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels
An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber having a discharge outlet and a bale splitting system. The bale splitting system includes a cutting mechanism arranged downstream of the discharge outlet and configured to split the bale into two smaller bales. The cutting mechanism is angled forwardly or rearwardly relative to a top wall or a bottom wall of the bale chamber. A bale splitting system that includes two cutting mechanisms angled in opposite directions relative to the bottom wall or the top wall of the bale chamber is also provided.
A method of controlling an agricultural harvester includes a step of receiving past sensor signals from a field sensor of a first agricultural vehicle, the past sensor signals representing a field or crop property at specified locations in an agricultural field. The method further includes a step of, while harvesting, receiving real-time sensor signals from a field sensor of the agricultural harvester, the real-time sensor signals representing the field or crop property at a current location in the agricultural field. Based on the past sensor signals and the real-time sensor signals, a field prediction is determined representing the field or crop property at a future location in the agricultural field. Based on the field prediction, an operational parameter of the agricultural harvester is controlled.
In one aspect, a hydraulic system for a work vehicle includes a valve assembly that incorporates a bypass line for allowing pressurized fluid to bypass a valve of the valve assembly and be delivered to a separate downstream valve.
E02F 3/42 - Drives for dippers, buckets, dipper-arms or bucket-arms
E02F 3/34 - DredgersSoil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, e.g. dippers, buckets with bucket-arms directly pivoted on the frames of tractors or self-propelled machines
A system for coupling an implement to a work vehicle includes a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a distance between a protrusion of a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle and a receiver assembly of the implement. While the first signal is less than a first threshold, the controller is configured to instruct a first actuator to rotate the connector assembly of the work vehicle, instruct a drive system to move the work vehicle toward the implement, instruct a second actuator to lift the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof, such that the protrusion of the connector assembly engages a recess in the receiver assembly.
A01B 71/06 - Special adaptations of coupling means between power take-off and transmission shaft to the implement or machine
E02F 3/34 - DredgersSoil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with digging tools mounted on a dipper- or bucket-arm, e.g. dippers, buckets with bucket-arms directly pivoted on the frames of tractors or self-propelled machines
E02F 3/43 - Control of dipper or bucket positionControl of sequence of drive operations
A mounting assembly for an agricultural implement can include a clamp having a first wall, a second wall, and a support flange. The support flange can be positioned on an opposing side of the first wall from the second wall. A support plate can define a first through-hole and a second through-hole. A first fastener and a second fastener can each include a first leg with a first end portion and a second leg with a second end portion. The first end portion of each of the first fastener and the second fastener can be coupled to the clamp and the second leg of each of the first fastener and the second fastener can be positioned respectively through the first through-hole and a second through-hole. A ground-engaging tool hanger can be positioned between the support plate and the second wall. A scraper assembly can be operably coupled with the support flange.
In one aspect, a cotton harvester includes a harvesting implement configured to harvest materials from a field. The harvested materials include both cotton and material other than cotton (MOC). The harvester also includes a material processing system configured to receive the harvested materials from the harvesting implement, with the harvested materials being directed through the material processing system along a material transfer path. Additionally, the harvester includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of an amount of MOC contained within the harvested materials at a location along the material transfer path, and a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor. The computing system is configured to adjust an operational setting of the cotton harvester based at least in part on the amount of MOC contained within the harvested materials.
A bale wrap assembly loading system for an agricultural harvester includes a storage compartment configured to store bale wrap assemblies. The storage compartment includes a frame, a bale wrap support rotatably coupled to the frame at a pivot point, a first bale wrap mount coupled to the bale wrap support and configured to support one or more first bale wrap assemblies, and a second bale wrap mount coupled to the bale wrap support and configured to support one or more second bale wrap assemblies. The bale wrap support is configured to rotate about the pivot point to orient the bale wrap support at a first loading angle to facilitate receiving the one or more first bale wrap assemblies at a loading location and to orient the bale wrap support at a second loading angle to facilitate receiving the one or more second bale wrap assemblies at the loading location.
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
1. A vehicle system for controlling operation of a vehicle includes one or more processing circuits configured to set a pre-calibrated value of a steering input device of the vehicle as a center value, the steering input device configured to receive an input from an operator to steer one or more tractive elements of the vehicle, monitor a precheck condition regarding an operational characteristic of the vehicle associated with a straight-line travel of the vehicle, control, in response to the precheck condition not being satisfied for a threshold time, an operation of the vehicle, and update, in response to the precheck condition being satisfied for the threshold time, the center value to be a current steering position value of the steering input device.
A topshaft rotary antiwrap assembly includes a topshaft assembly having (i) a shaft configured for rotating about a rotation axis, and (ii) one or more sprockets mounted to the shaft concentrically to the rotation axis to move in a rotation direction about the rotation axis. The topshaft rotary antiwrap assembly also includes a first scraper body located adjacent to the topshaft assembly and has: a first sprocket scraper located adjacent to an outer perimeter of a first sprocket of the one or more sprockets and radially aligned with the first sprocket relative to the rotation axis. The first sprocket scraper includes a respective sprocket scraper body that extends from a leading edge to a trailing edge. The trailing edge is offset from the leading edge along the rotation axis such that the sprocket scraper body directs a respective adjacent portion of crop material at least partially along the rotation axis.
A system for detecting bent shafts of disk gang assemblies of an agricultural implement includes a disk gang assembly having a shaft, at least one bearing assembly rotatably supporting the shaft for rotation about a rotational axis, and a plurality of disks supported on the shaft for rotation about the rotational axis. The system further includes sensors associated with the disk gang assembly and configured to generate data indicative of a shaft-related parameter at two or more locations along the shaft. The system additionally includes a computing system configured to receive the data generated by each of the plurality of sensors and identify when the shaft is bent based at least in part on the data generated by each of the plurality of sensors.
An agricultural system for monitoring plugging of basket assemblies of an agricultural implement includes a plugging sensor positioned within an interior of a monitored basket assembly, where the plugging sensor is configured to transmit detection signals at different frequencies across a field of detection along the interior of the basket assembly and along the rotational axis, and generate data indicative of return signals received based on reflection of the detection signals at the different frequencies off at least one surface. Additionally, the agricultural system includes a computing system configured to receive the data generated by the plugging sensor and determine when the basket assembly is experiencing a plugged condition based at least in part on the data generated by the plugging sensor.
A system for determining the clutch status of a baler includes a crop collector and a drive assembly configured to rotationally drive the crop collector. The drive assembly includes a drive shaft and an output shaft coupled between the crop collector and the drive shaft. The drive assembly also includes a clutch coupled between the drive shaft and the output shaft and moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position to mechanically couple and decouple the drive shaft and the output shaft from each other. The system also includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a rotational movement of the output shaft. Furthermore, the system includes a computing system configured to determine a rotational speed of the output shaft based on the data generated by the sensor and determine when the clutch is in the disengaged position based on the determined rotational speed of the output shaft.
Systems and methods capable of selecting and positively grasping objects of interest within a cluttered environment are described. Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for real-time control of a robot that uses various sensors and reacts to sensor input in real time to adjust the robot's path. In some embodiments, a robotic item picker includes an end effector having a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end, a carriage configured to rotate about and translate along an intermediate portion of the shaft between a proximal position and a distal position, a suction device coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a plurality of fingers spaced radially about the carriage. The robot may be a t-bot including a longitudinal member rotatable about a lengthwise axis of the longitudinal member, a carriage translatable along the lengthwise axis, and a radial member slidably mounted to the carriage. The end effector may be rotatably coupled at a distal end of the radial member.
B25J 5/00 - Manipulators mounted on wheels or on carriages
B25J 9/04 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian co-ordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical co-ordinate type or polar co-ordinate type
B25J 15/06 - Gripping heads with vacuum or magnetic holding means
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
A mowing assembly that is towed behind an agricultural vehicle. The mowing assembly has an integrated lateral transport mechanism that is deployed using actuators such as hydraulic actuators. A physical support is provided between a trail frame that supports a mowing device and a transport frame to support the mowing device and the trail frame in the event of an actuator failure during transport.
A01B 73/00 - Means or arrangements to facilitate transportation of agricultural machines or implements, e.g. folding frames to reduce overall width
A01D 34/03 - MowersMowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having reciprocating cutters mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement includes a cutting assembly configured to be pivoted between the first and second sides of a vehicle centerline. Additionally, the system includes a pivot actuator configured to pivot the cutting assembly between the first and second sides. Furthermore, the system includes an imaging device configured to generate data depicting a portion of the field. Moreover, the system includes a computing system configured to receive input that the implement is at the end of the field. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine the location of the uncut crop material based on the data. Furthermore, after receipt of the input that the implement is at the end of the field, the computing system is configured to control the operation of the pivot actuator such that the cutting assembly is pivoted based on the determined location of the uncut crop material.
A01D 34/66 - MowersMowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with two or more cutters
A harvester extends along a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, and a vertical direction. The harvester includes a frame and a grain tank positioned above, and supported relative to, the frame. Moreover, the harvester includes an operator cabin extending between a forward side and an aft side and between an upper portion and a lower portion. The operator cabin is positioned above the frame and forward of the grain tank. Additionally, the harvester includes a coupling member coupling the operator cabin to the frame. The coupling member is mounted to the lower portion of the operator cabin. Furthermore, the harvester includes a damping member coupled between the grain tank and the upper portion of the operator cabin. The damping member is configured to limit motion of the coupling member relative to the frame during operations.
A pivot assembly for an arm of an agricultural header includes a fastener coupled to a frame of the agricultural header and a cross-member coupled to the fastener. The cross-member extends at least partially through a slot in the arm, and the cross-member is configured to move along the slot in the arm and to engage an end of the slot in the arm to limit a range of motion of the arm relative to the frame.
A01D 34/04 - MowersMowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having reciprocating cutters mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with cutters at the front
An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber and a bale ejection system that includes a chute with a first half portion extending along a first bale axis and a second half portion extending along a second bale axis that is parallel and spaced apart from the first bale axis. The chute receives a first bale and a second bale in the first half portion and the second half portion, respectively. The bale ejection system includes a first ejection ramp aligned with the first half portion of the chute that discharges the first bale along the first bale axis and a second ejection ramp extending from the second half portion of the chute that guides the second bale from the second bale axis to the first bale axis such that the first bale and the second bale are discharged in a single line onto the ground surface of the field.
An agricultural system for accounting for hill-drift steering during row guidance may include a harvester having a header supported forward of a main frame along a fore-aft direction. The agricultural system may further include a location detecting system that generates location data indicative of a location of at least two points of the harvester, where the at least two points may be spaced apart from each other and from a front end of the header along the fore-aft direction. The agricultural system may additionally include a computing system that receives the location data, determines an instantaneous heading of the harvester and an actual direction of travel of the harvester based at least in part on the location data, and performs a control action based at least in part on an angle between the instantaneous heading and the actual direction of travel.
A method for automatically adjusting the position of an implement of a lift assembly of a work vehicle includes receiving an input associated with raising a boom of the lift assembly relative to the ground, monitoring an implement angle relative to a target implement angle as the boom is being raised, and identifying an implement angle error relative to the target implement angle as the boom is moved following the target implement angle initially being reached. In addition, the method includes selecting a closed-loop control algorithm to control movement of the implement based at least in part on a sign of the implement angle error, wherein the closed-loop control algorithm corresponds to a closed-loop position control algorithm when the implement angle error is a positive implement angle error and a closed-loop velocity control algorithm when the implement angle error is a negative implement angle error.
A system for detecting bearing failures for disk gang assemblies of an agricultural implement includes a disk gang assembly having a shaft, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft for rotation about a rotational axis, and a plurality of disks supported on the shaft for rotation with the shaft about the rotational axis. The system further includes a sensor provided in operative association with the bearing, with the sensor generating data indicative of a bearing-related parameter. The system may additionally include a computing system configured to receive the data generated by the sensor, convert the data to a frequency domain using a spectral analysis technique, and identify when the bearing is experiencing a bearing failure condition based at least in part on an evaluation of the data converted to the frequency domain.
A system for adjusting harvesting implement position of an agricultural harvester includes a primary power circuit and an auxiliary power circuit each configured to selectively generate a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid. Additionally, the system includes a hydraulic actuator including a cylinder, a first piston slidably positioned within the cylinder such that a first chamber is defined within the cylinder, and a second piston slidably positioned within the cylinder and movable relative to the first piston such that a second chamber and a third chamber are defined within the cylinder. Additionally, the hydraulic actuator includes a rod coupled between the first piston and the implement. Furthermore, when the flow of pressurized fluid from the auxiliary power circuit is supplied to the second chamber or the third chamber, the flow causes movement of the rod relative to the cylinder such that the position of the implement is adjusted.
A method for estimating operating ranges for an electric work vehicle includes accessing, with a computing system, data associated with a power consumption rate of an electric work vehicle, the electric work vehicle being operable in plurality of operating modes. The method also includes accessing, with the computing system, data associated with a remaining capacity of a power storage device of the electric work vehicle, and determining, with the computing system, an estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for the electric work vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the power consumption rate and the remaining capacity of the power storage device. In addition, the method includes providing, with the computing system, data indicative of the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for presentation on a display device.
A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural vehicle configured to tow an agricultural implement includes an engine coupled to a frame of the agricultural vehicle and a transmission operatively coupled to the engine. The system also includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a field surface incline forward of the agricultural vehicle relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural vehicle. Additionally, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor. The computing system is configured to determine a field surface incline parameter based on the data generated by the sensor. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to initiate an adjustment to an operation of at least one of the engine or the transmission based on the determined field surface parameter prior to engagement of the field surface incline.
A method for manufacturing a moistener column assembly for a row unit of an agricultural header includes forming a moistener column of the moistener column assembly via an additive manufacturing process. The moistener column includes an inlet region configured to receive fluid while installed on the row unit. The moistener column includes a body formed via the additive manufacturing process that extends from the inlet region. The inlet region is disposed on a first end of the body and includes a fluid passages formed via the additive manufacturing process that extend through the body to fluid outlets formed via the additive manufacturing process. Each of the fluid passages is configured to receive the fluid from the inlet region and to expel the fluid through a respective fluid outlet of the fluid outlets.
B08B 1/40 - Cleaning tools with integrated means for dispensing fluids, e.g. water, steam or detergents
A01D 46/16 - Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the likeDevices for shaking trees or shrubs of cotton using lint-from-plant pickers using rotary or oscillating spindles
B08B 1/20 - Cleaning of moving articles, e.g. of moving webs or of objects on a conveyor
B08B 3/04 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid
B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing
An agricultural baler comprising: a frame; wheels; a gearbox; baler drive components configured to process crop material into bales; and a declutch mechanism. The declutch mechanism includes: an input shaft and an output shaft that both extend along a drive axis that is perpendicular to the baler's travel direction, with the input shaft connected to the gearbox and the output shaft connected to the drive components; a drive coupling positioned along the drive axis between the opposite ends of the input shaft and output shaft end, and an activation coupling assembly. The drive coupling is reconfigurable, by the activation coupling assembly, between an engaged position in which the drive coupling connects the output shaft to rotate with the input shaft about the drive axis, and a disengaged position in which the drive coupling does not connect the output shaft to rotate with the input shaft about the drive axis.
A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement includes a leveling disk gang assembly including a plurality of leveling disk blades configured to rotate relative to the surface of the field. Additionally, the system includes an imaging device configured to generate data indicative of the sizes of soil clods. Furthermore, the system includes an actuator configured to adjust a position of the leveling disk gang assembly. Moreover, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the imaging device. The computing system is configured to determine the sizes of the soil clods based on the data generated by the imaging device and control the operation of the actuator to adjust the position of the leveling disk gang assembly based on the determined sizes of the soil clods.
A tillage implement includes a front gang and a rear gang. The front gang includes a first row of spoke wheels, each coupled to a front axle at an oblique angle. The rear gang includes a second row of spoke wheels, each coupled to a rear axle at the oblique angle. The tillage implement also includes a row of disc blades positioned behind the front gang and the rear gang with respect to a direction of travel of the tillage implement.
A01B 63/16 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements drawn by animals or tractors with wheels adjustable relatively to the frame
A01B 33/08 - ToolsDetails, e.g. adaptations of transmissions or gearings
A01B 63/00 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements
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CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL TILLAGE IMPLEMENT
A control system for an agricultural tillage implement includes a controller configured to receive a first pressure sensor signal indicative of a first fluid pressure within a rolling basket cylinder and a second pressure sensor signal indicative of a second fluid pressure within a wheel frame actuator. The rolling basket cylinder is configured to couple to a main frame and to a rolling basket frame, and the wheel frame actuator is configured to control a position of a wheel frame relative to a hitch assembly. The controller is also configured to decrease a target fluid pressure in response to the second fluid pressure being below a minimum wheel frame actuator pressure threshold, and the controller is configured to control a tilt force applied to the main frame to maintain the first fluid pressure within a range of the target fluid pressure.
A01B 63/22 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements drawn by animals or tractors with wheels adjustable relatively to the frame operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
A01B 29/04 - Rollers with non-smooth surface formed of rotatably- mounted rings or discs or with projections or ribs on the roller bodyLand packers
A01B 63/32 - Tools or tool-holders adjustable relatively to the frame operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
A control system for an agricultural tillage implement includes a controller configured to receive a first signal indicative of a target depth of a rear row of disc blades and a second signal indicative of a redirection amount and a redirection direction. The controller is configured to determine a target pitch angle adjustment based on the amount and direction, and the controller is configured to control a tilt actuator to control a tilt force applied to a main frame, a wheel actuator to control a position of a wheel relative to a hitch frame, and a rolling basket cylinder to control a position of a rolling basket relative to the main frame based on the target pitch angle adjustment, the target depth of the rear row of disc blades and one or more inverse kinematic relationships to establish a target penetration depth of a front row of disc blades.
A01B 63/28 - Tools or tool-holders adjustable relatively to the frame operated by the machine or implement
A01B 49/02 - Combined machines with two or more soil-working tools of different kind
A01B 63/22 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements drawn by animals or tractors with wheels adjustable relatively to the frame operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
A control system for an agricultural tillage implement includes a controller configured to receive a pressure sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a rolling basket cylinder and/or an angle sensor signal indicative of an angle of a rolling basket frame relative to a main frame. The rolling basket cylinder is configured to couple to the main frame and to the rolling basket frame. The controller is also configured to control a tilt force applied by a tilt actuator to the main frame to maintain the fluid pressure within a threshold fluid pressure range of a target fluid pressure and/or to maintain the angle of the rolling basket frame within a threshold angle range of a target angle. The tilt actuator is configured to couple to a hitch assembly and to apply the tilt force to the main frame.
A01B 63/22 - Lifting or adjusting devices or arrangements for agricultural machines or implements for implements drawn by animals or tractors with wheels adjustable relatively to the frame operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
A01B 49/02 - Combined machines with two or more soil-working tools of different kind
An agricultural system can include an implement including a frame assembly. One or more ground-engaging tools can be operably supported by the frame assembly. An implement actuator can be operably coupled with the frame assembly and configured to alter an implement actuator model relative to a ground surface. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the implement actuator. The computing system can include a processor and associated memory. The memory can store instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the computing system to receive data indicative of residue size, determine an implement levelness based at least partially on the residue size, and determine an implement actuator model based at least partially on the implement levelness.
An axle assembly for an electric work vehicle includes an electric drive system including an electric motor and a first axle hub. Furthermore, the axle assembly includes a first axle shaft having a first end and a second end, with the first end of the first axle shaft coupled to the electric motor. Additionally, the axle assembly includes a first gear train coupled between the second end of the first axle shaft and the first axle hub. Moreover, the axle assembly includes a second axle hub and a second axle shaft including a first end and a second end, with the first end of the second axle shaft coupled to the electric motor. In addition, the axle assembly includes a second gear train coupled between the second end of the second axle shaft and the second axle hub.
B60K 17/04 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing
B60B 35/14 - Torque-transmitting axles composite or split, e.g. half-axlesCouplings between axle parts or sections
B60K 1/00 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
B60K 17/08 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing of change-speed gearing of mechanical type
B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
B62D 49/06 - Tractors adapted for multi-purpose use
A detection and control system for an agricultural harvester includes a controller with at least one memory and at least one processor. The controller is configured to receive a sensor signal indicative of an image of harvested crop material within a feederhouse of the agricultural harvester; analyze the image to detect at least one ear of corn with kernel loss; analyze the image to identify one or more parameters of the at least one ear of corn with kernel loss; and determine an appropriate adjustment to one or more components of row units based on the one or more parameters of the at least one ear of corn with kernel loss.
A system for providing supplemental hydraulic power for an electric work vehicle includes a hydraulic pump configured to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid through a hydraulic circuit to at least one hydraulic component, a hydraulic accumulator configured to provide a temporary supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic circuit, a control valve configured to regulate the temporary supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic accumulator to the hydraulic circuit, and a computing system communicatively coupled to the control valve. The computing system is configured to determine that an operation of the hydraulic component(s) is to be adjusted, determine an operational status of the hydraulic pump, and, when the pump is in a low output state, control the operation of the control valve to allow the hydraulic accumulator to provide the temporary supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid for adjusting the operation of the hydraulic component(s).
An agricultural machine tow hitch assembly includes: first and second hitch members, a pivot pin pivotally connecting the first and second hitch members, and an adjustment arrangement. The adjustment arrangement includes: a first semicircular slot extending through the first hitch member and being concentric with and located at a first radial distance from the pivot axis, a first adjustment connector configured to pass through the first semicircular slot to apply a respective clamping force between the first hitch member and the second hitch member, a second semicircular slot extending through the first hitch member and being concentric with and located at a second radial distance from the pivot axis, the second radial distance being greater than the first radial distance, and a second adjustment connector configured to pass through the second semicircular slot to apply a respective clamping force between the first hitch member and the second hitch member.
A01B 59/042 - Devices specially adapted for connection between animals or tractors and agricultural machines or implements for machines pulled or pushed by a tractor having pulling means arranged on the rear part of the tractor
An agricultural thresher rotor comprising: a main body extending along a rotation axis in a processing direction from a front main body end to a rear main body end; a rotor transition surface extending from the front main body end and tapered to decrease in cross-sectional size, as viewed along the rotation axis, away from the main body; and at least one impeller extending away from the rotation axis from the rotor transition surface, and configured to move crop material towards the main body upon rotation of the rotor about the rotation axis. The rotor transition surface and the main body comprise at least one flute located downstream of the at least one impeller, and defining a recessed flute volume in the rotor transition surface and the main body. An agricultural thresher including a rotor, and an agricultural combine including the thresher are also provided.
A protective plate assembly for use with an agricultural vehicle. The protective plate assembly includes a first plate that is composed of a conductive material and that is configured to protect a component of the agricultural vehicle from being struck by a foreign object; a second plate that is composed of a conductive material and that is configured to protect the component of the agricultural vehicle from being struck by the foreign object; and an insulator that is positioned between the first and second plates.
A01D 41/127 - Control or measuring arrangements specially adapted for combines
G01V 3/02 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with propagation of electric current
An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber having a discharge outlet and a bale density splitting system. The bale density splitting system includes a splitting mechanism arranged downstream of the discharge outlet, two pivoting doors arranged downstream of the splitting mechanism, and a wedge. The splitting mechanism splits a bale discharged from the bale chamber in half and outputs two smaller bales. The wedge moves the two pivoting doors away from each other to increase the density of the two smaller bales.
An agricultural vehicle includes a steering input device configured to steer the agricultural vehicle to perform a turn. The agricultural vehicle includes a steering control system configured to operate the steering input device. The steering control system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a steering input indicating a curvature to be performed by the agricultural vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to operate the steering input device using a primary curvature model of the agricultural vehicle and the steering input. The primary curvature model of the agricultural vehicle is configured to predict a steering condition of the steering input device to perform the steering input. The primary curvature model comprising a non-linear relationship between curvatures and steering conditions of the steering input device
A method for automatically testing vehicle braking systems may include receiving, with a computing system, an input associated with performing an autonomous brake test of a vehicle braking system of a work vehicle and, in response to the input, autonomously releasing, with the computing system, a vehicle brake of the vehicle braking system. The method may further include autonomously engaging, with the computing system, a drive system of the work vehicle to initiate movement of the work vehicle and autonomously applying, with the computing system, the vehicle brake once the work vehicle has reached a predetermined speed or once the work vehicle has traveled a predetermined distance. Moreover, the method may include determining, with the computing system, whether the work vehicle has achieved a stopped condition upon application of the vehicle brake.
B60T 17/22 - Devices for monitoring or checking brake systemsSignal devices
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
B60T 1/00 - Arrangements of braking elements, i.e. of those parts where braking effect occurs
B60T 7/12 - Brake-action initiating means for automatic initiationBrake-action initiating means for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger
B60T 8/92 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means automatically taking corrective action
B60T 13/22 - Brakes applied by springs or weights and released hydraulically
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Sewing System to Secure Wrap Material for Agricultural Baling System
A wrapping system of an agricultural baling system includes a wrap directing system configured to direct a wrapping material to cover an entire periphery of a bale of crop material, such that a first portion of the wrapping material overlaps a second portion of the wrapping material. The wrapping system further includes a fastening system configured to secure the first portion of the wrapping material to the second portion of the wrapping material and a sewing system configured to sew the first portion and the second portion to one another.
A threshing and separating system for a combine harvester includes a threshing cage and a plurality of movable vanes mounted to the threshing cage. The threshing cage partially surrounds a threshing rotor. The plurality of movable vanes are moveable between a first position in which all of the vanes of the plurality of movable vanes are substantially parallel with one another and a second position in which an acute angle is defined between each pair of adjacent vanes of the plurality of movable vanes. The acute angles progressively increase in the rearward direction of the threshing cage such that the acute angle between adjacent vanes at a forward end of the threshing cage is less than the acute angle between adjacent vanes at a rearward end of the threshing cage.
An agricultural vehicle includes a steering system configured to operate to steer the agricultural vehicle to perform a turn. The agricultural vehicle includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain an input indicating a specific turn to be performed by the steering system. The processing circuitry is configured to control the steering system of the agricultural vehicle to implement the specific turn based on the input and a model of the steering system of the agricultural vehicle while accounting for a time delay of the steering system due to slop of the steering system.
A system for determining compaction layer depth during agricultural machine includes a transceiver-based sensor configured to generate surface profile data indicative of a surface profile of a portion of a field across which the agricultural machine is traveling. Furthermore, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the transceiver-based sensor. As such, the computing system is configured to identify a wheel depression within the portion of the field within the surface profile data generated by the transceiver-based sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine a depth of the identified wheel depression and determine a depth of a compaction layer beneath the identified wheel depression based on the determined depth of the identified wheel depression.
An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of tractive elements, a steering input device configured to steer the agricultural vehicle to perform a turn, and a steering control system configured to operate the steering input device. The chassis includes a first chassis portion and a second chassis portion pivotably coupled to the first chassis portion. The steering control system includes processing circuitry configured to obtain steering condition data corresponding to steering conditions of the steering input device, obtain partial curvature data corresponding to curvatures of the first chassis portion, determine, based on the partial curvature data, curvature data corresponding to curvatures of the agricultural vehicle, generate, based on the steering condition data and the curvature data, a primary curvature model that determines steering condition data given commanded curvature data, and operate the steering input device using (1) the primary curvature model and (2) a given command curvature.
In one aspect, a method for detecting diseases within harvested materials during operation of an agricultural harvester includes receiving, with a computing system, an image of billets created by a chopper assembly of the agricultural harvester; analyzing, with the computing system, the image to identify indications of disease in association with one or more of the billets contained within the image; and initiating, with the computing system, a control action in response to the identification of indications of disease in association with the one or more billets contained within the image.
A system for detecting plugging of an agricultural implement includes a ground-engaging tool configured to be moved through soil and a radar sensor configured to generate data indicative of the flow of the soil in the portion of the field through which the tool is moving. The system also includes a computing system configured to receive the radar sensor data indicative of the flow of the soil and generate a representation of the flow of the soil based on the received radar sensor data. Additionally, the computing system is configured to remove one or more components of the agricultural implement from the generated representation such that a modified representation of the flow of the soil in the portion of the field through which the ground-engaging tool is moving is created. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine when the tool is plugged based on the generated modified representation.
An agricultural harvester includes a straw hood having a hollow interior space for receiving material other than grain (MOG) from a threshing and separating system of the harvester and chaff from a sieve of a cleaning system of the harvester. A weed seed mill is mounted to the straw hood. An access door is moveably mounted to the straw hood between a lowered operational position and a raised service position. In the lowered operational position, the access door is positioned to direct the stream of chaff either into or towards the inlet of the weed seed mill. In the raised service position, a user-accessible passageway is formed from an exterior of the agricultural harvester to the sieve such that a user can access the sieve from an exterior of the harvester.
A windrower that receives, from a header sensor, header data indicative of a rotation rate of a rotatable cutting element. The windrower determines the crop yield at a location of the windrower based on the header data indicative of the rotation rate of the rotatable cutting element.
