Bale wrap assembly loading system for an agricultural harvester

A bale wrap assembly loading system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:

• a storage compartment configured to store a plurality of bale wrap assemblies, wherein the storage compartment comprises:
• a frame;
• a bale wrap support rotatably coupled to the frame at a pivot point;
• a first bale wrap mount coupled to the bale wrap support and configured to support a first bale wrap assembly of the plurality of bale wrap assemblies;
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• a second bale wrap mount coupled to the bale wrap support and configured to support a second bale wrap assembly of the plurality of bale wrap assemblies, wherein the first and second bale wrap mounts are positioned on opposite sides of the pivot point, and the bale wrap support is configured to rotate about the pivot point to orient the bale wrap support at a first loading angle to facilitate receiving the first bale wrap assembly at a loading location and to orient the bale wrap support at a second loading angle to facilitate receiving the second bale wrap assembly at the loading location;
• an arm configured to move each bale wrap assembly of the plurality of bale wrap assemblies from a surface to the loading location, wherein the arm is configured to engage each bale wrap assembly of the plurality of bale wrap assemblies while the bale wrap assembly is on the surface and the arm is in an engagement position, and the arm is configured to disengage the bale wrap assembly while the arm is in a transfer position and the bale wrap assembly is at the loading location;
• a bale wrap support sensor configured to output a bale wrap support sensor signal indicative of an orientation of the bale wrap support;
• an arm sensor configured to output an arm position signal indicative of a position of the arm;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the bale wrap support sensor and the arm sensor, wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory, and the controller is configured to:
• determine the bale wrap support is oriented at the first loading angle based on the orientation of the bale wrap support;
• determine the arm is in the transfer position based on the position of the arm;
• identify the first bale wrap assembly mounted on the first bale wrap mount in response to determining the bale wrap support is oriented at the first loading angle and the arm is in the transfer position;
• determine the bale wrap support is oriented at the second loading angle based on the orientation of the bale wrap support;
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• identify the second bale wrap assembly mounted on the second bale wrap mount in response to determining the bale wrap support is oriented at the second loading angle and the arm is in the transfer position.

A bale wrap assembly loading system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:

• a storage compartment configured to store a plurality of bale wrap assemblies, wherein the storage compartment comprises:
• a frame;
• a bale wrap support rotatably coupled to the frame at a pivot point;
• a first rotary support assembly rotatably coupled to the bale wrap support and configured to support one or more first bale wrap assemblies of the plurality of bale wrap assemblies, wherein the first rotary support assembly comprises a plurality of first bale wrap mounts, each first bale wrap mount of the plurality of first bale wrap mounts is configured to support a first bale wrap assembly of the one or more first bale wrap assemblies;
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• a second rotary support assembly rotatably coupled to the bale wrap support and configured to support one or more second bale wrap assemblies of the plurality of bale wrap assemblies, wherein the second rotary support assembly comprises a plurality of second bale wrap mounts, each second bale wrap mount of the plurality of second bale wrap mounts is configured to support a second bale wrap assembly of the one or more second bale wrap assemblies, the first and second bale wrap rotary support assemblies are positioned on opposite sides of the pivot point, the bale wrap support is configured to rotate about the pivot point to orient the bale wrap support at a first loading angle to facilitate receiving the one or more first bale wrap assemblies at a loading location and to orient the bale wrap support at a second loading angle to facilitate receiving the one or more second bale wrap assemblies at the loading location, the first rotary support assembly is configured to rotate to position each first bale wrap mount of the plurality of first bale wrap mounts at the loading location while the bale wrap support is oriented at the first loading angle, and the second rotary support assembly is configured to rotate to position each second bale wrap mount of the plurality of second bale wrap mounts at the loading location while the bale wrap support is oriented at the second loading angle;
• a bale wrap support sensor configured to output a bale wrap support sensor signal indicative of an orientation of the bale wrap support;
• a first rotary support sensor configured to output a first rotary support sensor signal indicative of an orientation of the first rotary support assembly;
• a second rotary support sensor configured to output a second rotary support sensor signal indicative of an orientation of the second rotary support assembly;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the bale wrap support sensor, to the first rotary support sensor, and to the second rotary support sensor, wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory, and the controller is configured to:
• determine the bale wrap support is oriented at the first loading angle based on the orientation of the bale wrap support;
• in response to determining the bale wrap support is oriented at the first loading angle, identify each of the one or more first bale wrap assemblies mounted on the first rotary support assembly based on the orientation of the first rotary support assembly;
• determine the bale wrap support is oriented at the second loading angle based on the orientation of the bale wrap support;
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• in response to determining the bale wrap support is oriented at the second loading angle, identify each of the one or more second bale wrap assemblies mounted on the second rotary support assembly based on the orientation of the second rotary support assembly.