Guidance indicator system for a cotton harvesting machine
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1. A method for signaling or indicating when a steerable vehicle is varying from a path, comprising steps of:
- determining information representative of a steering position of at least one steerable wheel of the vehicle; and
outputting a signal indicative of a corrective steering action for returning the steerable vehicle to the path as a function of the determined steering position.
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Abstract
A guidance indication system for use during the unloading of a load from a crop harvesting machine that determines a required steering correction as a function of wheel position when the machine is deviating from a desired path during the unloading process, and displays the steering correction to the operator.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for signaling or indicating when a steerable vehicle is varying from a path, comprising steps of:
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determining information representative of a steering position of at least one steerable wheel of the vehicle; and
outputting a signal indicative of a corrective steering action for returning the steerable vehicle to the path as a function of the determined steering position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for unloading a unitary load from a crop harvesting machine comprising the steps of:
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configuring the harvesting machine in an unloading mode;
initiating movement of the harvesting machine along a substantially straight unloading path;
determining information representative of a steering position of at least one steerable wheel of the machine; and
determining information representative of a condition wherein the steerable wheel of the vehicle is deviating from the path, and displaying a signal indicative of a corrective steering action for returning the steerable vehicle to the path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for indicating when a steerable vehicle is varying from a path comprising:
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at least one sensor operable for sensing information indicative of a steering position of at least one steerable wheel of the vehicle and outputting a signal when the steerable wheel has varied from the path; and
a controller operable for receiving the signal and outputting a signal to a display device for causing the display device to indicate a corrective steering action for returning the steerable wheel to the path. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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