Implement control system and method of using same
First Claim
1. An implement steering system, comprising:
- tilt means for providing an indication of tilt;
position detection means for providing an indication of the current position of said implement;
processor means for providing an implement drift correction signal in response to said indication of tilt and said indication of current position; and
implement drift correction means mounted to said implement and responsive to said drift correction signal for correcting the implement path of travel to correspond to said desired path of travel.
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Abstract
An implement steering system includes at least one sensor for providing an indication of tilt associated with an implement as it traverses along an implement path of travel and at least another sensor for providing an indication of the current position of the implement as it traverses along the implement path of travel. A processor provides an implement drift correction signal in response to the indication of tilt and the indication of current position in order of facilitate correcting the implement path of travel so it corresponds to a desired path of travel, while an implement steering arrangement which is responsive to the drift correction signal causes the implement path of travel to be corrected so it corresponds to the desired path of travel as the implement is pulled through an open field by an implement pulling vehicle.
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66 Claims
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1. An implement steering system, comprising:
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tilt means for providing an indication of tilt; position detection means for providing an indication of the current position of said implement; processor means for providing an implement drift correction signal in response to said indication of tilt and said indication of current position; and implement drift correction means mounted to said implement and responsive to said drift correction signal for correcting the implement path of travel to correspond to said desired path of travel.
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2. A method for implement steering, comprising the steps of:
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providing an indication of tilt associated with an implement as it traverses along an implement path of travel; providing an indication of the current position of said implement; providing an implement drift correction signal in response to said indication of tilt and said indication of the current position; and responding to said drift correction signal by correcting the implement path of travel to correspond to said desired path of travel.
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3. An implement control system for controlling drift, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors mounted to a primary vehicle and an implement; wherein at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors provides an indication of primary vehicle tilt or implement tilt at any given point of time; wherein at least another sensor of said plurality of sensors provides an indication of a current implement position; a processor coupled to said plurality of sensors for providing a signal indicative of implement position and tilt at a given point of time relative to said primary vehicle; and an active steering case mounted to said implement and responsive to said signal indicative of implement position and tilt. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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10. A steering control system, comprising:
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an orientation sensor for measuring roll, said orientation sensor being mounted relative to an implement pulling vehicle or an associated implement; a position sensor mounted on said implement for providing an indication of a current implement position; and a processor coupled to said orientation sensor and to said positioning sensor for providing a steering control signal, wherein said steering control signal is indicative of the position of one or more points of interest on the implement other than the location of the positioning sensor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An implement steering control method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a navigation signal indicative of an implement position, wherein said implement position is relative to a curved path in an open field; and providing a steering control signal in response to said navigation signal, wherein said steering control signal is indicative of the position of one or more points of interest on an implement coupled to said implement pulling vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 64, 65, 66)
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42. An implement steering control method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a signal indicative of the roll of an implement pulling vehicle; providing another signal indicative of an implement position; and providing a steering control signal in response to the first two mentioned signals, wherein said steering control signal is indicative of the position of one or more points of interest on an implement as it travels through said open field having various soil conditions. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A steering control system, comprising:
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a tractor steering module for causing a tractor coupled to an implement to be actively steered along a corrected path of travel, wherein said corrected path of travel is corrected for vehicle drift caused by the terrain the tractor traverses; and an implement steering module for causing said implement to be actively steered along another corrected path of travel, wherein said another corrected path of travel is corrected for implement drift caused by the terrain the pulled implement traverses. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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Specification