161 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS |
US14983105 |
2015-12-29 |
US20160109569A1 |
2016-04-21 |
Alistair K. Chan; William D. Duncan; Roderick A. Hyde; Lowell L. Wood, JR. |
A soil detection and planting apparatus. The apparatus includes a vehicle and a controller coupled to the vehicle. The apparatus further includes a planting device coupled to the vehicle, the planting device configured to plant seeds or plants into a soil material. The apparatus includes a ground penetrating radar sensor coupled to the vehicle. The ground penetrating radar soil sensor is configured to scan the soil material up to a designated depth beneath a surface of the soil material, wherein the ground penetrating radar soil sensor is further configured to provide a sensor feedback signal to the controller with respect to an intrinsic characteristic of the soil material. The controller is configured to instruct placement of a seed or a plant into the soil material based on the feedback signal. |
162 |
METHOD OF ASSIGNING PLANNED PATHS TO MULTIPLE MACHINES TO COOPERATIVELY COVER AREA |
US14654921 |
2013-12-26 |
US20150348419A1 |
2015-12-03 |
Paul Ross MATTHEWS |
A method includes providing proximally in time over a wireless medium a first plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for a given field to a plurality of agricultural machines, respectively, at least one of the different just-in-time wayline segments separated from another of the different just-in-time wayline segments by a length greater than one of the plurality of agricultural machines. Status updates are received from the plurality of agricultural machines and responsive to the status updates, a second plurality of different just-in-time wayline segments for the field to at least a portion of the plurality of agricultural machines are provided over the wireless medium. |
163 |
Computer-implemented method and system for dynamically positioning a vehicle relative to another vehicle in motion for on-the-fly offloading operations |
US14043433 |
2013-10-01 |
US09188986B2 |
2015-11-17 |
William P. Baumann |
Computer-implemented methods and systems are disclosed for automatically positioning a moving first vehicle relative to a moving second vehicle traveling in a given area. The method includes the steps of: (a) tracking the second vehicle and guiding the first vehicle to attain a given position relative to the second vehicle; and (b) controlling the first vehicle to maintain a generally constant speed such that an operator of the second vehicle can adjust the speed of the second vehicle to correspondingly adjust a relative position of the second vehicle to the first vehicle in a direction of movement of the first and second vehicles, and controlling the first vehicle to maintain a given distance from the second vehicle in a direction generally perpendicular to the direction of movement of the first and second vehicles by tracking the second vehicle. |
164 |
MISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM |
US14709235 |
2015-05-11 |
US20150319913A1 |
2015-11-12 |
Christopher A. Foster; John H. Posselius; Paul J. Lewis; Bret Todd Turpin; Jeremy Alexander Harris; James Brian Stewart; Max J. Barfuss; Joshua Hill Henrie; Daniel John Morwood; Brandon Chamberlain Adams |
A system includes an electronic control system for an agricultural system, including a controller configured to receive a first signal indicative of a mission of a work vehicle of the agricultural system. The controller is configured to determine a first desired path of travel of the work vehicle based on the mission. The controller is configured to output a second signal to the work vehicle indicative of the first desired path of travel, to receive a third signal indicative of a change event from the work vehicle or from an operator, to determine a response to the change event that facilitates completion of the mission, and to output a fourth signal indicative of the response to the work vehicle. |
165 |
GNSS navigation for a mechanized irrigation corner system |
US13895465 |
2013-05-16 |
US09069071B1 |
2015-06-30 |
Neal J. Schlautman; Brent A. Pohlmann; David A. Nelson; Kent E. Schueler; Phill J. Tiemeyer |
A GNSS based steering control system for a mechanized irrigation corner arm utilizing waypoint navigation. |
166 |
Moving geofence for machine tracking in agriculture |
US13415903 |
2012-03-09 |
US09066464B2 |
2015-06-30 |
Lee A. Schmidt; Lorenz Riegger |
An agricultural vehicle tracking system provides a moving geofence about the location of a vehicle. When the moving geofence contacts a point of interest, such as another moving geofence, an alert is issued. The particular characteristics of the moving geofence may be generated in accordance with a predetermined scheme. |
167 |
System and method for re-directing a ripping path |
US13891865 |
2013-05-10 |
US09002593B2 |
2015-04-07 |
Jean-Jacques Clar; Daniel Stanek; Lance Cowper; Troy K. Becicka; Brian G. Funke; Thandava K. Edara; Kyle Edwards |
A system for re-orienting a machine during a ripping operation includes a position sensing system, a ripper, and a controller. The system stores a ripping path, determines the position of the machine, and compares the position of the machine to the ripping path. A drawbar pull of the machine is determined, compared to a maximum steering drawbar pull, and the ripper is raised if the machine is positioned greater than a predetermined distance from the ripping path and the drawbar pull exceeds the maximum steering drawbar pull. The machine is re-oriented and the ripper lowered relative to the work surface. |
168 |
Land roller |
US12916084 |
2010-10-29 |
US08820428B2 |
2014-09-02 |
David Gary McCrea; Thomas Edward McCrea |
A land roller implement includes a wheel aligned with the respective gap between the inner roller and the outer roller of each wing in which the wheel is pivotal between a packing position in the working position of the rollers and a transport position supporting the rollers in the transport position of the implement. The wings can also include a drive motor associated with each transport wheel to drive forward rotation of the wheel for displacing the wings from the transport position to the working position without displacing the implement in a rearward direction. A leveling beam attachment and a seeding attachment can also optionally be used on the land roller implement. Optional latchable brace members pivotally supported on the wings may provide additional support to the wings when using the leveling beam attachment. |
169 |
Drive assisting method for reversal path with drawn vehicle |
US11993038 |
2005-06-24 |
US08798860B2 |
2014-08-05 |
Francois Dechamp |
The invention relates to a drive assisting method for the reversal path of a vehicle which consists of a tow track and a trailer pivotable with respect thereto and is provided with a conventional mechanical steering device. The inventive method consists in selecting a target point (C), which the vehicle path should pass through, Determination in calculating the steering angle instruction β0 according to said target point (C) and the vehicle geometry and in displaying said steering angle instruction β0 in comparison with an actual steering angle β, which corresponds to the position of the member (21) of the steering device, on a display device accessible to a driver. |
170 |
Drive Assisting Method for Reversal Path with Drawn Vehicle |
US11993038 |
2005-06-24 |
US20080312792A1 |
2008-12-18 |
Francois Dechamp |
The invention relates to a drive assisting method for the reversal path of a vehicle which consists of a tow track and a trailer pivotable with respect thereto and is provided with a conventional mechanical steering device. The inventive method consists in selecting a target point (C), which the vehicle path should pass through, Determination in calculating the steering angle instruction β0 according to said target point (C) and the vehicle geometry and in displaying said steering angle instruction β0 in comparison with an actual steering angle β, which corresponds to the position of the member (21) of the steering device, on a display device accessible to a driver. |
171 |
Vehicle positioning apparatus and method |
US09830479 |
1999-10-27 |
US06876920B1 |
2005-04-05 |
Robert Lindsay Mailer |
There is disclosed a guidance assisting apparatus for aiding in the guidance of an agricultural vehicle (5) over arable land. The apparatus makes use of a GPS positional receiver (81) in order to determine if the vehicle (5) is overlapping previous passes of a paddock thereby reducing the likelihood of strips of land being double processed or left unprocessed. Guidance may be provided by a visual display or by power assisted steering. |
172 |
Lawn mower reeving system |
US481833 |
1974-06-21 |
US3958396A |
1976-05-25 |
John A. Keiley, deceased; Alice R. Keiley, temporary administratrix |
A ground working implement control system having a stationary operating station and a moving ground working station is described having a control clutch arrangement operable at the stationary operating station, for controlling through connection cables the directional movement of the ground working station. |
173 |
Tractor guidance system |
US45777765 |
1965-05-21 |
US3395771A |
1968-08-06 |
MOYER DONALD W; SWANSON WILLIAM C; LAM JOHN S |
|
174 |
Stalk actuated position indicator for row implements |
US49525665 |
1965-10-12 |
US3392697A |
1968-07-16 |
PARRISH CLAUDE W; ORMSBY THOMAS F |
|
175 |
Automatic steering device for bean picking machines |
US1833548 |
1948-04-01 |
US2610562A |
1952-09-16 |
WARD JOHN W |
|
176 |
Side draft compensating and steering wheel |
US73478847 |
1947-03-14 |
US2589444A |
1952-03-18 |
EDWARD SOKOLIK |
|
177 |
Leveling and contouring apparatus |
US8485949 |
1949-04-01 |
US2570122A |
1951-10-02 |
HECKERT FREDERICK W; LAKE HARRY W |
|
178 |
Hitch |
US10530136 |
1936-10-12 |
US2081083A |
1937-05-18 |
HARRY BEEBE |
|
179 |
Coupling device |
US40910229 |
1929-11-22 |
US1814427A |
1931-07-14 |
BECKER JOSEPH L |
|
180 |
Vehicle control |
US57861522 |
1922-07-31 |
US1541038A |
1925-06-09 |
FORD CLYDE M |
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