GROUND MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230087278A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17448106

    申请日:2021-09-20

    申请人: Deere & Company

    发明人: Lance R. Sherlock

    摘要: A work vehicle that operates on a surface comprising an optical sensor. The optical sensor is configured to capture image data that includes a ground material. A non-transitory computer-readable memory is provided for storing operation information. An electronic processor is configured to receive image data captured by the optical sensor, apply an artificial neural network to identify a ground material characteristic based on the image data from the optical sensor, wherein the artificial neural network is trained to receive the image data as input and to produce as the output an indication of the ground material characteristic, access, from the non-transitory computer-readable memory, the operation information corresponding to the ground material characteristic, and adjust an operation of the work vehicle based on the accessed operation information corresponding to the ground material characteristic.

    Counterweight removal protection system

    公开(公告)号:US11542682B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16847873

    申请日:2020-04-14

    申请人: DEERE & COMPANY

    发明人: Lance R. Sherlock

    摘要: A counterweight removal protection system and a method of controlling removal of the counterweight to avoid damage to an imaging sensor system of a work vehicle, such as an excavator. The imaging sensor system includes an imaging sensor supported by the counterweight and configured to transmit an imaging sensor signal to a vehicle controller to determine the state of the imaging sensor signal. A user interface in the work vehicle includes a selectable touch button to enable removal of the counterweight depending on the state of the imaging sensor signal. An interlock device prevents lowering the counterweight based on the state of the imaging sensor signal. In one embodiment, the imaging sensor signal is a heartbeat signal.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIMITING MOVEMENT OF A WORK MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20220267994A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17249258

    申请日:2021-02-25

    申请人: Deere & Company

    IPC分类号: E02F9/20 E02F9/12 E02F9/26

    摘要: A work machine having a traveling body, a moveable structure coupled to the traveling body, a sensor operable to generate a sensory signal, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the sensor. The controller including a processor and a memory having a position control algorithm stored thereon. The processor is operable to execute the position control algorithm to receive a boundary command establishing a defined boundary; receive a sensory signal from the sensor related to the movement of the movable structure; determine a position of the movable structure relative to the traveling body; and limit movement of one of the ground-engaging mechanism of the traveling body or the actuator of the moveable structure as the traveling body moves along the travel path when the position of the movable structure is within an allowable distance from the defined boundary.

    Birds-eye-view as cailibration for grade control

    公开(公告)号:US11359354B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-14

    申请号:US16250073

    申请日:2019-01-17

    申请人: Deere & Company

    发明人: Lance R. Sherlock

    IPC分类号: E02F9/26 E02F3/84 E02F3/76

    摘要: A system includes calibrating a grade control system of a work vehicle having a controller operatively connected to a camera. A plurality of cylinders operative to move a blade on the vehicle. The blade includes one or more blade markers. One of the cylinders moves to a predetermined configuration that is between 0% and 100% of maximum stroke length, and the camera takes a corresponding image of the one or more blade markers. The controller measures a corresponding location of the one or more blade markers using the corresponding image and calibrates the grade control system based on the corresponding location of the one or more blade markers. The stored corresponding location can be an initial calibration location or a corresponding calibration location that was previously determined during operating conditions of the work vehicle. The grade control system is calibrated in real-time while the work vehicle is operating or stationary.

    Work vehicle, method of determining weight of payload, and method of calibrating a weight of a payload

    公开(公告)号:US11226225B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-18

    申请号:US16660970

    申请日:2019-10-23

    申请人: DEERE & COMPANY

    发明人: Lance R. Sherlock

    摘要: A work vehicle, a method of determining a weight of a payload supported by a work tool mounted to an upper structure of a work vehicle, and a method of calibrating a weight of a payload supported by a work tool mounted to an upper structure of a work vehicle are provided. The work vehicle includes an undercarriage having a plurality of ground engaging members supporting the work vehicle, an upper structure rotatable relative to the undercarriage about a vertical axis, a rotation sensor configured to determine a rotation angle of the upper structure relative to the undercarriage, a work tool mounted to the upper structure and configured to support a payload, and a controller configured to determine a weight of the payload based at least partially on the rotation angle of the upper structure relative to the undercarriage.

    Tire pressure impact on on-board weighing system and method

    公开(公告)号:US10732024B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15881994

    申请日:2018-01-29

    申请人: DEERE & COMPANY

    发明人: Lance R. Sherlock

    摘要: A work machine with a first tire having a first tire pressure sensor configured to identify a first tire pressure, a load sensor coupled to the work machine and configured to measure an actual load weight, and a controller in communication with the first tire pressure sensor and the load sensor. Wherein, the controller identifies a tire pressure value with the first tire pressure sensor and the controller determines a current load weight threshold from a plurality of load weight thresholds with the tire pressure value.

    Terrain Feed Forward Calculation
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200063401A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16108285

    申请日:2018-08-22

    申请人: Deere & Company

    发明人: Lance R. Sherlock

    IPC分类号: E02F9/26 G05D1/02

    摘要: A sensor-augmented guidance system and apparatus for optimizing the operating parameters of a work machine. The work machine comprising a sensor facing in a forward direction, and configured to collect image data in a field of view of the sensor. A sensor processing unit communicatively coupled with the sensor, the sensor processing unit configured to receive the image data from the sensor, and identify either upcoming terrain or an upcoming travel path based on the image data. A weight detector to the work machine to calculate a measured weight of the payload supported by the bin. A vehicle control unit communicatively coupled with the sensor processing unit and the weight detector, the vehicle control unit configured to modify an operating parameter of the work machine in response to a predictive load based on the measured weight, and at least one of the upcoming terrain and the upcoming travel path.