Harvesting header segment display and map
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorCory Douglas Hunt
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for presenting information associated with a multi-segment header of an agricultural harvester. The operational states of the segments are monitored and used to present information. Examples of presented information include graphics depicting which segments are operational and which segments are non-operational, crop coverage maps, and crop yield maps.
Claims20
A harvesting apparatus comprising:
- a harvester;
- a multi-segment header coupled to the harvester, the multi-segment header including at least two segments, each segment having multiple states of operation including an operational state and a non-operational state;
- positioning machinery configured to selectively position each of the at least two segments in one of the multiple states of operation;
- a display;
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- a controller coupled to the memory, the display, and the positioning machinery, the instructions, when executed by the controller, configure the controller to:
- selectively position, using the positioning machinery, each of the at least two segments in one of the multiple states of operation;
- determine, for each of the at least two segments, whether that segment is in the operational state or the non-operational state;
- and
- present, on the display, the determined respective states of operation for each of the at least two segments, by presenting a first indicator that corresponds to the operational state when the respective segment is determined to be in the operational state and a second indicator that correspond to the non-operational state when the respective segment is determined to be in the non-operational state.
A method for presenting information associated with a multi-segment header coupled to a harvester, the multi-segment header including at least two segments, each segment having multiple states of operation including an operational state and a non-operational state, the method comprising:
- selectively positioning each of the at least two segments in one of the multiple states of operation;
- determining, for each of the at least two segments, whether that segment is in the operational state or the non-operational state;
- and
- presenting, for each of the at least two segments, a first indicator that corresponds to the operational state when the respective segment is determined to be in the operational state and a second indicator that correspond to the non-operational state when the respective segment is determined to be in the non-operational state.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code for use with a multi-segment header coupled to a harvester, the multi-segment header including at least two segments, each segment having multiple states of operation including an operational state and a non-operational state, the program code, when executed, is operative to cause a computing device to perform the steps of:
- selectively positioning each of the at least two segments in one of the multiple states of operation;
- determining, for each of the at least two segments, whether that segment is in the operational state or the non-operational state;
- and
- present information associated with the determined respective states of operation for each of the at least two segments, by presenting a first indicator that corresponds to the operational state when the respective segment is determined to be in the operational state and a second indicator that correspond to the non-operational state when the respective segment is determined to be in the non-operational state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.