Tree processing system
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsSanket Pawar, Joshua C. Heitsman
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Abstract
A tree processing system may include a tree processing head and a controller. The tree processing head may include a header frame, a motor, a saw, an arm, and a sensor. The saw is used to cut a tree when the saw is driven by the motor. The saw engages with the tree from a first position and to a second position. The first position and the second position define a cutting zone therebetween. The sensor is used to detect a saw operation speed or current. The controller is coupled to the sensor and configured to determine whether the second position is reached based upon an increase of the saw operation speed or current detected by the sensor. When the second position is reached, the controller transmits a resting signal to the tree processing head to perform a resting operation.
Claims11
A tree processing system, comprising:
- a tree processing head, comprising:
- a header frame;
- a motor coupled to the header frame;
- a saw coupled to the motor, the saw configured for cutting a tree when the saw is driven by the motor, the saw engaging with the tree from a first position and to a second position, the first position and the second position defining a cutting zone therebetween;
- an arm pivotally coupled to the header frame and configured to secure the tree;
- a sensor configured to detect a saw operation speed;
- a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to determine whether the second position is reached based upon an increase of the saw operation speed detected by the sensor, and when the second position is reached and determined by the controller, the controller transmits a resting signal to the tree processing head to perform a resting operation;
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- a memory coupled to or included by the controller and storing data of a threshold for the controller to determine whether the first position or the second position is reached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.