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Modular autonomous farm vehicle

  • US 9,615,497 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2015
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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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,at least one toolbar module detachably coupled to said frame for coupling said drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar module, andmultiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form a modular toolbar, said toolbar modules carrying ground engaging implements, and which includes a cable extending through all the toolbar modules of said modular toolbar to hold said modules together while allowing the toolbar to flex to follow the contour of the ground engaged by said implements.

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