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US 12,685,247 B2Granted
Autonomous agricultural system
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsDavid Disberger, Benjamin M. Smith, Rye DeGarmo, Gregory W. Arnett, Craig A. Reed, Chris Coleman
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Abstract
An autonomous agricultural system comprising an implement configured to perform an agricultural operation. The system additionally comprises an autonomous power unit for autonomously propelling the implement. The system further comprises a coupling assembly configured to connect the implement to the power unit. The coupling assembly provides at least six degrees of freedom of movement between the implement and the power unit.
Claims13
An autonomous agricultural system comprising:
- an implement configured to perform agricultural operations;
- and
- a first autonomous power unit configured to autonomously propel said implement to perform agricultural operations,
- wherein said first autonomous power unit includes a first coupling assembly configured to operably connect said implement to said first autonomous power unit,
- wherein said first autonomous power unit includes a second coupling assembly configured to operably connect said first autonomous power unit to a second autonomous power unit.
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An autonomous agricultural system comprising:
- an implement configured to perform agricultural operations;
- a first power unit configured to autonomously propel said implement to perform agricultural operations,
- wherein said first power unit includes at least one coupling assembly and a drive mechanism, wherein said coupling assembly is configured to operably connect said first power unit to said implement or to operably connect said first power unit to a second power unit;
- and
- a control system configured to control said coupling assembly and said drive mechanism,
- wherein said coupling assembly comprises a plurality of actuators, and wherein said control system includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain information indicative of positions of said plurality of actuators.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.