HARVESTER WITH PREDICTIVE GROUND SPEED REGULATION
First Claim
1. A combine harvester (10), comprising:
- driving means (14) for moving the combine harvester (10) at a ground speed (“
V”
) over a field;
a system for detecting physical characteristics of a group of crop plants (96) standing in front of the combine harvester (10) and for calculating an expected mass throughput of the combine harvester (10) from said detected physical characteristics;
an electronic control (80), which is configured to automatically control the ground speed (“
V”
) of the combine harvester (10) to maintain a desired mass throughput of the combine harvester (10) by taking into consideration the expected mass throughput of the combine harvester (10); and
a sensor (86) for detecting a parameter of the combine harvester (10) indicative of an actual mass throughput of the combine harvester (10);
wherein the electronic control (80) is configured to compare an output value of the sensor (86) to a value indicative of the expected mass throughput and to use a result of the comparison as a feedback value to control the ground speed (“
V”
) of the combine harvester (10).
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A combine harvester (10), has driven wheels or tracks (14) for moving the combine harvester; a system for detecting characteristics of crop plants (96) in front of the combine harvester and for calculating an expected mass throughput of the combine harvester from said detected physical characteristics; an electronic control (80), configured to control the ground speed of the combine harvester to maintain a desired mass throughput of the combine harvester in consideration of the expected mass throughput of the combine harvester; and a sensor (86) for detecting a combine harvester parameter that is indicative of an actual mass throughput of the combine harvester; wherein the electronic control is configured to compare an output value of the sensor to a value indicating the expected mass throughput and to use a result of the comparison as feedback to control the speed of the combine harvester.
54 Citations
8 Claims
-
1. A combine harvester (10), comprising:
-
driving means (14) for moving the combine harvester (10) at a ground speed (“
V”
) over a field;a system for detecting physical characteristics of a group of crop plants (96) standing in front of the combine harvester (10) and for calculating an expected mass throughput of the combine harvester (10) from said detected physical characteristics; an electronic control (80), which is configured to automatically control the ground speed (“
V”
) of the combine harvester (10) to maintain a desired mass throughput of the combine harvester (10) by taking into consideration the expected mass throughput of the combine harvester (10); anda sensor (86) for detecting a parameter of the combine harvester (10) indicative of an actual mass throughput of the combine harvester (10); wherein the electronic control (80) is configured to compare an output value of the sensor (86) to a value indicative of the expected mass throughput and to use a result of the comparison as a feedback value to control the ground speed (“
V”
) of the combine harvester (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
Specification