Granted Patent B2

US 12,648,555 · App. 17/975,134 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Inventors: Nathan Paul Brooks (Manitowoc, WI); Jose Batz-Alvarado (Lyons, IL); Steven Winkel (Elkhart Lake, WI)

Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC

A01M7/0089A01C23/007A01M7/0057A01C23/047A01M7/0042

Abstract

Claims (43)

1 . An agricultural system comprising:

a product application system operably coupled to a chassis;

a cab operably coupled with the chassis;

a housing operably coupled with the chassis and configured to move between a stored position and an access position, the housing positioned vertically between the cab and a ground surface;

a user interface operably coupled with the housing, the user interface moveable with the housing between the stored position and the access position and accessible from a position external to the cab, wherein the user input interface includes a display positioned below the chassis in the access position and at least partially above the chassis in the stored position;

one or more sensors configured to capture data indicative of an object and a housing position; and

a computing system communicatively coupled to the product application system and the one or more sensors, the computing system being configured to:

determine the object to be a field feature or a feature of interest based on the data from the one or more sensors;

detect the housing in the access position; and

operate one or more components of the product application system to operate in a defined operational condition based on the detection of the feature of interest and the housing in the access position.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more components of the product application system includes one or more nozzle assemblies, and wherein the operational condition is a deactivated condition.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more components of the product application system includes a flow control assembly, and wherein the operational condition is a deactivated condition.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more components of the product application system includes a boom suspension assembly, and wherein the operational condition defines a minimum set height of a boom frame.

5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a powertrain control system configured to move the product application system, the user interface, and the one or more sensors through a field,

wherein the computing system is further configured to:

generate instructions for one or more components of the powertrain control system to operate in an operational condition based on the detection of the field feature or the feature of interest and the position of the housing in the stored position or the access position.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the operational condition is a non-drive condition.

7 . The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the user interface is accessible when the housing is in the access position.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a boom suspension of the product application system is operated at a fixed height when the computing system detects the position of the housing is the access position.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a suspension system is prevented from lowering from a set height when the computing system detects the position of the housing is the access position.

10 . A method for an operating an agricultural vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, via a first user interface in a cab, an input to rotate a housing positioned between the cab and a ground surface from a stored position to an access position about a pivot axis perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle;

capturing data, from one or more sensors, indicative of an object;

determining, with a computing system, whether the object is a field feature or a feature of interest;

capturing data, from the one or more sensors, indicative of a housing position of the housing supporting a second user interface, the housing movable between a stored position and an access position;

determining, with the computing system, the position of the housing; and

operating, with the computing system, one or more components of a product application system in an operational condition with defined constraints based on the receipt of the input, detection of the feature of interest, and the housing being in the access position.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

generating, with the computing system, instructions for a powertrain control system to operate in an operational condition based on the detection of the feature of interest.

12 . An agricultural system comprising:

a powertrain control system operably coupled with a chassis and configured to move an agricultural vehicle;

a housing operably coupled with the chassis, the housing positioned vertically between a cab and the ground surface;

a user interface operably coupled with the housing, the user interface moveable with the housing between a stored position and an access position, the user interface accessible from a position external to the cab when in the access position;

one or more sensors configured to capture data indicative of the position of the housing supporting the user interface; and

a computing system communicatively coupled to the powertrain control system and the one or more sensors, the computing system being configured to:

detect whether the user interface is in the stored position or the access position; and

operate one or more components of the powertrain control system to operate in a defined state based on the housing being in the access position.

13 . The agricultural system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a product application system including one or more nozzle assemblies.

14 . The agricultural system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more sensors are further configured to capture data indicative of a field feature.

15 . The agricultural system of claim 12 , wherein the user interface is external to a cab of a vehicle.

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