Control system for material gathering mechanism

A control system for a material gathering mechanism, the control system comprising:

• a gathering head configured to gather material from a ground surface;
• a plurality of gathering members configured to transport the material gathered by the gathering head towards a material conveying apparatus;
• a jam detection device configured to detect a jam condition in movement of one or more of the plurality of gathering members, and generate signals indicative of the jam condition;
• and
• a controller communicably coupled to the plurality of gathering members, and the jam detection device, wherein the controller is configured to:
• receive signals indicative of a jam condition, of a gathering member of the plurality of gathering members, from the jam detection device;
• stop the movement of the gathering member, in a first direction, for a first time interval based on receiving the signals indicative of the jam condition;
• reverse the movement of the gathering member to cause the gathering member to move in a second direction for a second time interval after stopping the movement of the gathering member, the second direction being opposite the first direction;
• stop the movement of the gathering member for a third time interval after reversing the movement of the gathering member to cause the gathering member to move in a second direction;
• reverse the movement of the gathering member to cause the gathering member to move in the first direction;
• and
• determine whether the jam condition has been resolved after reversing the movement of the gathering member to cause the gathering member to move in the first direction.