Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unloading automation system for unloading crop
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Application No.: US15467826Application Date: 2017-03-23
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Publication No.: US10254147B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Koen J. J. Vermue , Bart M. A. Missotten , Thomas Mahieu , Karel M. C. Viaene , Dré W. J. Jongmans , Glenn Aesaert
- Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA New Holland
- Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Holland
- Agent Peter K. Zacharias; Patrick M. Sheldrake
- Priority: BE2016/5203 20160323
- Main IPC: G01F23/292
- IPC: G01F23/292 ; A01D41/127 ; A01D90/02 ; A01D90/10 ; G01F23/284 ; G01S13/02 ; G01S13/08 ; G01S13/86 ; G01S13/93 ; A01D43/07 ; A01D43/073 ; G01S13/87 ; A01B69/00 ; G01S13/76

Abstract:
An unloading automation system for unloading of harvested crop from an agricultural vehicle, such as a combine harvester, into a container. The container may be part of a vehicle container combination that is arranged to maneuver next to the agricultural vehicle in the field. The unloading automation system includes a filling degree measurement system and position measurement system, wherein the position measurement is based on UWB technology. This non-optical technology improves measurement results in dusty environments. The filing degree measurement system and the position measurement system have at least one UWB tag or base station in common.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170276534A1 Unloading Automation System for Unloading Crop Public/Granted day:2017-09-28
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