IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,804
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,804 · App. 16/430,784 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Ground engaging tool positioning system

Inventors: Christopher Alan Foster (Mohnton, PA); Scott Andrew Elkins (Plainfield, IL); John Henry Posselius (Ephrata, PA)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
A01B63/16A01B69/007B62D6/002
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Patent No.
US 11,178,804
App. No.
16/430,784
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural system includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to determine a steering angle of a work vehicle of the agricultural system, determine a target height of a ground engaging tool of the agricultural system based on the steering angle, and output a signal to control a height of the ground engaging tool relative to a soil surface based on the target height.

Claims (25)

1. An agricultural system comprising:

a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a steering angle of a work vehicle of the agricultural system;

determine a target height of a ground engaging tool of the agricultural system based on the steering angle;

output a signal to control a height of the ground engaging tool relative to a soil surface based on the target height;

output a first signal to set the ground engaging tool to a first target height associated with a first steering angle; and

output a second signal to set the ground engaging tool to a second target height associated with a second steering angle, the first target height is greater than the second target height, and the first steering angle is greater than the second steering angle.

2. The agricultural system of claim 1 , comprising an implement that comprises the ground engaging tool.

3. The agricultural system of claim 2 , wherein the implement comprises a frame and a wheel, wherein the wheel is movable relative to the frame, and the signal is configured to control the wheel relative to the frame to control the height of the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface.

4. The agricultural system of claim 3 , wherein the implement comprises a hydraulic system, an electromechanical system, or any combination thereof, configured to adjust the wheel relative to the frame.

5. The agricultural system of claim 3 , wherein the ground engaging tool comprises a blade configured to engage soil, and the blade is statically coupled to the frame, such that controlling the height of the ground engaging tool adjusts a position of the blade.

6. The agricultural system of claim 2 , comprising a work vehicle, wherein the implement is attached to the work vehicle such that the work vehicle tows the implement during operation of the agricultural system.

7. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

determine a steering angle of a work vehicle of an agricultural system;

determine a target height of a ground engaging tool of the agricultural system based on the steering angle;

output a signal to control a height of the ground engaging tool relative to a soil surface based on the target height;

output a first signal to set the ground engaging tool to a first target height associated with a first steering angle; and

output a second signal to set the ground engaging tool to a second target height associated with a second steering angle, the first target height is greater than the second target height, and the first steering angle is greater than the second steering angle.

8. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the signal is configured to cause the processor to maintain the height of the ground engaging tool while the steering angle is below a threshold angle.

9. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the threshold angle has a range of steering angles between 0 degrees and 10 degrees.

10. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the signal is output to an actuator of the agricultural system and is indicative of instructions to move the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface.

11. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the actuator is disposed on an implement configured to couple to the work vehicle, the ground engaging tool is coupled to a frame of the implement, and the actuator is configured to move a wheel of the implement with respect to the frame of the implement to move the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface.

12. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to output an additional signal to adjust the ground engaging tool to the target height at a particular rate based on the steering angle.

13. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to determine the target height of the ground engaging tool by comparing the steering angle with a steering profile.

14. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to determine the steering angle based on feedback from a sensor disposed on the agricultural system, based on a programmed route, or any combination thereof.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 059262/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2019
From: FOSTER, CHRISTOPHER ALAN; ELKINS, SCOTT ANDREW; POSSELIUS, JOHN HENRY
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 049443/0463 →
Continuity (1)
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