公开(公告)号：US20120215409A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13171645

申请日：2011-06-29

申请人： Guoping WANG ,  John H. Posselius ,  Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Guoping WANG ,  John H. Posselius ,  Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： A01D41/1278 ,  A01B69/008 ,  A01D43/085 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/0293 ,  G05D2201/0201

摘要： A control system and method is provided for controlling the operational configuration of a spout of a harvester being used to perform unload on the go operations with an associated transport vehicle. The velocities of the harvester and transport vehicle and the lateral and longitudinal distances between the harvester and transport vehicle are used to predict future lateral and longitudinal distances between the harvester and transport vehicle. A control signal is issued to a harvester spout control system if either of the predicted lateral distance or longitudinal distance is outside of an associated acceptable range. The harvester spout control system then either shuts off the spout or changes the orientation of the spout in response to the control signal.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种控制系统和方法，用于控制用于通过相关联的运输车辆在行驶中执行卸载的收割机的喷口的操作配置。 收割机和运输车辆的速度以及收割机和运输车辆之间的横向和纵向距离用于预测收割机和运输车辆之间的未来横向和纵向距离。 如果预测的横向距离或纵向距离之一超出相关联的可接受范围，则控制信号被发送到收割机喷口控制系统。 收割机喷口控制系统然后关闭喷嘴或响应于控制信号改变喷口的方向。

公开(公告)号：US09002591B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13171645

申请日：2011-06-29

申请人： Guoping Wang ,  John H. Posselius ,  Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Guoping Wang ,  John H. Posselius ,  Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： G06F7/70 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06G7/00 ,  G06G7/76 ,  A01D41/127 ,  A01D43/08 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： A01D41/1278 ,  A01B69/008 ,  A01D43/085 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/0293 ,  G05D2201/0201

摘要： A control system and method is provided for controlling the operational configuration of a spout of a harvester being used to perform unload on the go operations with an associated transport vehicle. The velocities of the harvester and transport vehicle and the lateral and longitudinal distances between the harvester and transport vehicle are used to predict future lateral and longitudinal distances between the harvester and transport vehicle. A control signal is issued to a harvester spout control system if either of the predicted lateral distance or longitudinal distance is outside of an associated acceptable range. The harvester spout control system then either shuts off the spout or changes the orientation of the spout in response to the control signal.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种控制系统和方法，用于控制用于通过相关联的运输车辆在行驶中执行卸载的收割机的喷口的操作配置。 收割机和运输车辆的速度以及收割机和运输车辆之间的横向和纵向距离用于预测收割机和运输车辆之间的未来横向和纵向距离。 如果预测的横向距离或纵向距离之一超出相关联的可接受范围，则控制信号被发送到收割机喷口控制系统。 收割机喷口控制系统然后关闭喷嘴或响应于控制信号改变喷口的方向。

公开(公告)号：US08359139B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US12210293

申请日：2008-09-15

申请人： Guoping Wang ,  Bingcheng Ni ,  Peter J. Dix ,  Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Guoping Wang ,  Bingcheng Ni ,  Peter J. Dix ,  Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： A01B69/007

摘要： The orientation of a self-propelled vehicle or a towed vehicle relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle can be determined by mounting two ground speed sensors on the vehicle. The orientation of the vehicle relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle can be used to correct the error in the location of an implement mounted on the vehicle determined by a GPS system mounted on the vehicle or the vehicle towing the implement due to crabbing of the vehicle as the vehicle travels substantially perpendicular to a significant slope.

摘要翻译： 通过在车辆上安装两个地面速度传感器，可以确定自行车辆或牵引车辆相对于车辆行进方向的方位。 可以使用车辆相对于车辆行进方向的方向来校正由安装在车辆上的GPS系统或车辆上拖动工具的车辆由于螃蟹而被安装在车辆上的位置的错误 作为车辆的车辆大致垂直于显着的斜坡行进。

公开(公告)号：US20130277943A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-24

申请号：US13451151

申请日：2012-04-19

申请人： Keith W. Wendte ,  Tracey D. Meiners ,  Charles B. Merriken ,  Brian R. Krug ,  Garrett R. Rausch ,  Bruce R. Vahling

发明人： Keith W. Wendte ,  Tracey D. Meiners ,  Charles B. Merriken ,  Brian R. Krug ,  Garrett R. Rausch ,  Bruce R. Vahling

IPC分类号： B60D1/36 ,  B60D1/64

CPC分类号： B60D1/363 ,  B60D1/62 ,  B60D2001/008

摘要： A hitch system for automatically hitching a tractor to a trailing implement is provided. The hitch system may allow an operator that is in a cab of the tractor to remotely connect and electrical system and/or a hydraulic system of a tractor an implement to each other and to remotely secure a hitch pin that connects a tongue of the implement to a drawbar of the tractor. The hitch system may include implement and tractor connector bank assemblies that are respectively provided on the implement and tractor. The tractor connector bank assembly may be moveable in multiple directions for allowing the tractor connector bank assembly to be remotely controlled from the cab of the tractor to align and move into engagement with the implement connector bank assembly.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将拖拉机自动挂钩到拖尾工具的挂钩系统。 牵引系统可允许拖拉机的驾驶室远程连接的操作员和拖拉机的电气系统和/或液压系统相互连接并远程地将连接工具的舌头的连接销固定到 拖拉机的牵引杆。 牵引系统可以包括分别设置在工具和拖拉机上的工具和拖拉机连接器组组件。 拖拉机连接器组组件可以在多个方向上移动，以允许拖拉机连接器组组件从拖拉机的驾驶室远程控制，以对准并移动成与工具连接器组组件接合。

公开(公告)号：US08522889B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-03

申请号：US12870949

申请日：2010-08-30

申请人： Brian T. Adams ,  Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Brian T. Adams ,  Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： A01B33/12 ,  A01B39/08 ,  A01B39/18 ,  A01B49/06 ,  A01B61/04 ,  A01B63/22 ,  A01B63/32 ,  E02F9/24

CPC分类号： A01B63/008 ,  A01B5/04 ,  A01B33/087 ,  A01B49/06 ,  A01B61/046 ,  A01B61/048 ,  A01B63/111 ,  A01B63/114 ,  A01C5/064 ,  A01C5/066 ,  A01C5/068 ,  A01C7/203 ,  A01C7/205

摘要： An agricultural implement system is provided that includes a down force cylinder configured to apply a downward force to a row unit, and a depth control cylinder configured to vary a penetration depth of a ground engaging tool of the row unit. The agricultural implement system also includes a valve assembly in fluid communication with the down force cylinder and the depth control cylinder. The valve assembly is configured to automatically adjust the downward force by varying fluid pressure within the down force cylinder based on fluid pressure within the depth control cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US07669539B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US11775040

申请日：2007-07-09

申请人： Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： A01C7/00 ,  A01C9/00

CPC分类号： A01C7/046 ,  Y10T29/49448 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A seed meter includes an input port configured to receive a supply of seeds and an output port configured to deliver the supply of seeds for dispensing to a planting area and a seed disk configured to receive the supply of seeds from the input port and deliver the supply of seeds to the output port at a substantially uniform rate. The seed disk has a seed side where seeds flow from the input port, and a vacuum side opposite the seed side. The seed meter further includes a first housing portion surrounding a first portion of the seed disk in a fixed relationship to direct the supply of seeds against the seed disk and a second housing portion. The second housing portion is configured to move between a first position extending to a second portion of the seed disk to operate in concert with the first housing portion to direct the supply of seeds against the seed disk and a second position providing access to at least a portion of the second portion of the seed disk including the lowest most portion of the seed disk.

公开(公告)号：US5961573A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-05

申请号：US755167

申请日：1996-11-22

申请人： George H. Hale ,  Keith W. Wendte ,  Abraham Orbach

发明人： George H. Hale ,  Keith W. Wendte ,  Abraham Orbach

IPC分类号： A01B79/00 ,  G06F165/00

CPC分类号： A01B79/005

摘要： A farming system which identifies the boundaries of agricultural fields and performs functions based upon whether a vehicle is located within a particular field is disclosed. The system includes a location signal generation circuit which receives positioning signals and generates location signals representative of the location of the vehicle. The system further includes a memory circuit which stores geo-referenced digital maps of the fields and may include boundary data or application maps for each field. The system further includes a control circuit which compares the location signals to the data stored in the memory circuit to determine when the vehicle is located in a particular field. In one embodiment, the control circuit selects a variable-rate application map for the particular field and generates variable-rate control signals from the map data which are applied to a variable-rate applicator. In another embodiment, the control circuit stores characteristic data sensed by a sensing circuit with correlated location signals in a geo-referenced digital map for the particular field. In another embodiment, the control circuit generates height control signals to raise and lower an agricultural tool such as a tractor plow or a combine header based upon relationships between the location of the tool in a field and the location of attributes in the field such as field boundaries or obstructions.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种识别农田边界并根据车辆是否位于特定领域内执行功能的农业系统。 该系统包括位置信号发生电路，其接收定位信号并产生表示车辆位置的位置信号。 该系统还包括一个存储器电路，其存储字段的地理参考数字映射，并且可以包括用于每个字段的边界数据或应用映射。 该系统还包括控制电路，其将位置信号与存储在存储器电路中的数据进行比较，以确定车辆何时位于特定场中。 在一个实施例中，控制电路选择特定场的可变速率应用映射，并从应用于可变速率施加器的映射数据生成可变速率控制信号。 在另一个实施例中，控制电路存储由具有相关位置信号的感测电路感测的特征数据，用于特定领域的地理参考数字地图。 在另一个实施例中，控制电路产生高度控制信号，以根据场中工具的位置与场中属性的位置（例如场）之间的关系来产生和降低诸如拖拉机犁或组合头部之类的农具 边界或障碍物。

公开(公告)号：US5771169A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-23

申请号：US704990

申请日：1996-08-29

申请人： Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： A01B79/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： A01B79/005

摘要： Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for analyzing statistical data for a region of a farming field defined by a boundary on a set of georeferenced agricultural maps of the field. Input data includes digital maps of the field which represent spatially-variable characteristics. The characteristics may represent soil properties, crop properties and farming inputs applied to the field. The characteristic data is georeferenced to specific field locations by longitude and latitude coordinates. An electronic display is used to display a visual map of the field together with a visual representation of a first characteristic of the field. An input device is used to draw a boundary around an area of the display, thereby defining a geographic area of the field. Analysis of a second characteristic of the field which correlates to the defined geographic area is then performed. Typically, a farmer draws a polygon on the display based upon similar characteristic values and calculates crop yield and moisture content within the geographic area defined by the polygon.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于分析由田地的一组地理参考农业地图上的边界定义的农田的区域的统计数据的方法和装置。 输入数据包括表示空间可变特征的场的数字地图。 这些特征可能代表了应用于该领域的土壤性质，作物性质和农业投入。 特征数据通过经度和纬度坐标地理参考特定的场地。 电子显示器用于显示场的视觉地图以及场的第一特征的视觉表示。 输入设备用于在显示器的一个区域周围绘制一个边界，从而定义了该场的地理区域。 然后执行与定义的地理区域相关的场的第二特性的分析。 通常，农民基于类似的特征值在显示器上绘制多边形，并且计算由多边形定义的地理区域内的作物产量和水分含量。

公开(公告)号：US08770612B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13451151

申请日：2012-04-19

申请人： Keith W. Wendte ,  Tracey D. Meiners ,  Charles B. Merriken ,  Brian R. Krug ,  Garrett R. Rausch ,  Bruce R. Vahling

发明人： Keith W. Wendte ,  Tracey D. Meiners ,  Charles B. Merriken ,  Brian R. Krug ,  Garrett R. Rausch ,  Bruce R. Vahling

IPC分类号： B60D1/64

CPC分类号： B60D1/363 ,  B60D1/62 ,  B60D2001/008

摘要： A hitch system for automatically hitching a tractor to a trailing implement is provided. The hitch system may allow an operator that is in a cab of the tractor to remotely connect and electrical system and/or a hydraulic system of a tractor an implement to each other and to remotely secure a hitch pin that connects a tongue of the implement to a drawbar of the tractor. The hitch system may include implement and tractor connector bank assemblies that are respectively provided on the implement and tractor. The tractor connector bank assembly may be moveable in multiple directions for allowing the tractor connector bank assembly to be remotely controlled from the cab of the tractor to align and move into engagement with the implement connector bank assembly.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将拖拉机自动挂钩到拖尾工具的挂钩系统。 牵引系统可允许拖拉机的驾驶室远程连接的操作员和拖拉机的电气系统和/或液压系统相互连接并远程地将连接工具的舌头的连接销固定到 拖拉机的牵引杆。 牵引系统可以包括分别设置在工具和拖拉机上的工具和拖拉机连接器组组件。 拖拉机连接器组组件可以在多个方向上移动，以允许拖拉机连接器组组件从拖拉机的驾驶室远程控制，以对准并移动成与工具连接器组组件接合。

公开(公告)号：US07617785B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-17

申请号：US11769400

申请日：2007-06-27

申请人： Keith W. Wendte

发明人： Keith W. Wendte

IPC分类号： A01C7/00 ,  A01C9/00

CPC分类号： A01C19/02 ,  A01C7/046 ,  Y10S111/921 ,  Y10S111/922

摘要： A direct drive electric seed metering system is provided for use with a row crop planter or seed planter that intakes a volume of multiple seeds from a seed hopper, draws individual seeds from the volume of multiple seeds and discharges them into a seed furrow formed in an agricultural field. The direct drive electric seed metering system includes a meter assembly having a meter housing and a seed plate rotatably mounted concentrically in the housing for singulating the seeds. A direct drive mechanism is mounted to the meter assembly for interfacing and driving the seed plate at an angular velocity which corresponds to the travel velocity of the seed planter. A single seed planter can have multiple direct drive electric seed metering systems, and each of the multiple direct drive electric seed metering systems preferably has its own prime mover to effectuate driving the seed plate.

摘要翻译： 提供一种直接驱动电种子计量系统，用于与排种子播种机或种子播种机一起使用，种播种机或种子播种机从种子料斗中取出多个种子的体积，从多个种子的体积中吸取单个种子并将其排放到形成于 农田。 直接驱动电种子计量系统包括具有仪表外壳和种子板的仪表组件，其可旋转地安装在壳体中，用于分选种子。 将直接驱动机构安装到仪表组件上，以与种子播种机的行进速度相对应的角速度对接和驱动种子板。 单个播种机可以具有多个直接驱动电种子计量系统，并且多个直接驱动电种子计量系统中的每一个优选地具有其自己的原动机来实现驱动种子板。