Vehicle for agricultural use comprising a detection system

A method of managing supply of engine power of a vehicle for agricultural use comprising:

• i) wheel groups;
• ii) an engine group that supplies an engine power;
• iii) an engine control unit operatively connected to the engine group, configured to manage a supply of the engine group;
• iv) auxiliary operating groups configured to perform specific operations;
• v) a gearbox group operatively connected to the engine group and to the wheel groups to transmit traction to the wheel groups;
• vi) a power take-off group operatively connected to the engine group;
• and
• vii) a detection system comprising:
• an engine power detector configured to detect an engine power value in real time;
• an auxiliary power detector configured to detect, in real time, an auxiliary power value absorbed by the auxiliary operating groups;
• a drive power detector configured to detect a drive power value in real time;
• and
• an operating unit operatively connected to the engine power detector, the auxiliary power detector, and the drive power detector, the operating unit configured to receive the engine power value, the auxiliary power value, and the drive power value, and to identify, in real time, a power take-off power value corresponding to power used by the power take-off group;
• wherein the operating unit is further configured to check the drive power value with respect to a drive threshold value and/or the power take-off power value with respect to a power take-off threshold value;
• and
• wherein the operating unit is connected to the engine control unit to control the supply of the engine group as a function of the results of the check, the method comprising:
• independently detecting, by the engine power detector, the auxiliary power detector and the drive power detector, the engine power value, the auxiliary power value, and the drive power value, respectively;
• identifying the power take-off power value by subtracting the auxiliary power value and the drive power value from the engine power value;
• checking the drive power value with respect to the drive threshold value and/or the power take-off power value with respect to the power take-off threshold value;
• and
• commanding the supply of the engine group as a function of the results of the check.