Modular autonomous farm vehicle
First Claim
1. A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle comprisingat least one drive module having a frame, a rotatable ground-engaging element coupled to said frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from said power source and coupled to said ground-engaging element for rotating said element, andmultiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form an elongated modular toolbar having a selected length, at least one of said toolbar modules detachably coupled to said frame of said drive module,said elongated modular toolbar extending horizontally from said drive module along the length of the elongated modular toolbar for coupling said drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar module,wherein each of said multiple toolbar modules is a separate element from said at least one drive module,wherein said ground-engaging element is mounted on said frame for movement around a vertical axis for controlling the direction of movement of both the drive module and the elongated modular toolbar,a driveshaft extending through the length of said elongated modular toolbar and coupled to said drive motor, anda driven module attached to said modular toolbar and coupled to said driveshaft.
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Abstract
A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle includes a drive module having a frame, a ground-engaging element rotatably coupled to the frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from the power source and coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground engaging element. At least one toolbar module is detachably coupled to the frame for coupling the drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar segment. The modular toolbar preferably includes multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form the modular toolbar.
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1. A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle comprising
at least one drive module having a frame, a rotatable ground-engaging element coupled to said frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from said power source and coupled to said ground-engaging element for rotating said element, and multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form an elongated modular toolbar having a selected length, at least one of said toolbar modules detachably coupled to said frame of said drive module, said elongated modular toolbar extending horizontally from said drive module along the length of the elongated modular toolbar for coupling said drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar module, wherein each of said multiple toolbar modules is a separate element from said at least one drive module, wherein said ground-engaging element is mounted on said frame for movement around a vertical axis for controlling the direction of movement of both the drive module and the elongated modular toolbar, a driveshaft extending through the length of said elongated modular toolbar and coupled to said drive motor, and a driven module attached to said modular toolbar and coupled to said driveshaft.
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12. A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle comprising
at least one drive module having a frame, a rotatable ground-engaging element coupled to the frame, and a drive motor coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground-engaging element; -
multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form an elongated modular toolbar having a selected length, at least one of the toolbar modules detachably coupled to the frame of the drive module; and a driveshaft coupled to the frame of the drive module, the driveshaft extending through the length of the elongated modular toolbar, wherein; the ground-engaging element is mounted on the frame for movement around a vertical axis for controlling the direction of movement of both the drive module and the elongated modular toolbar, and the frame of the drive module does not move relative to the driveshaft. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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