Autonomous farm vehicle
AssigneeKuhn-Huard S.A.
InventorJohnny Couchman
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Abstract
An autonomous farm vehicle is provided. In a preferred embodiment the vehicle is a plow, which is capable of driving itself without input from an operator. The plow is significantly lighter in weight and smaller in size then a combined tractor and plow, and can be operated continuously. The vehicle, includes a chassis mounted on a plurality of wheels and a tool in the form of a plowing assembly mounted to the chassis and displaceable about the chassis between a first and a second position, such that in the first position the plowing assembly is operational while the vehicle is driven in a first direction. In the second position the plowing assembly is operational while the vehicle is driven in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction.
Claims20
An autonomous farm vehicle comprising:
- a chassis including a main body and a cross member extending from the main body, the chassis being mounted on a plurality of wheels that includes at least three wheels, and
- a tool mounted to the cross member, wherein
- the tool is mounted to the cross member to be displaceable over the cross member between a first and a second position such that, as viewed from directly above the cross member, the tool crosses the cross member during displacement between the first position and the second position, whereby in the first position the tool is operational while the vehicle is driven in a first direction, and in the second position the tool is operational while the vehicle is driven in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and
- a pair of the at least three wheels is provided on the main body and at least one of the at least three wheels is provided on the cross member.
An autonomous farm vehicle comprising:
- a chassis including a main body and a cross member extending from the main body, the chassis being mounted on a plurality of wheels, and
- a tool mounted to the cross member, wherein
- the tool is mounted to the cross member to be displaceable over the cross member between a first and a second position such that, as viewed from directly above the cross member, the tool crosses the cross member during displacement between the first position and the second position, whereby in the first position the tool is operational while the vehicle is driven in a first direction, and in the second position the tool is operational while the vehicle is driven in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and
- the chassis is configured such that a dimension of the chassis is variable.
An autonomous farm vehicle comprising:
- a chassis including a main body and a cross member extending from the main body, the chassis being mounted on a plurality of wheels, and
- a tool mounted to the cross member, wherein
- the tool is mounted to the cross member to be displaceable over the cross member between a first and a second position such that, as viewed from directly above the cross member, the tool crosses the cross member during displacement between the first position and the second position, whereby in the first position the tool is operational while the vehicle is driven in a first direction, and in the second position the tool is operational while the vehicle is driven in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and
- the cross member is telescopically adjustable in length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.