Methods and apparatus to control machine configurations
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsNoel Wayne Anderson, Bryan Kirk Buerkle, Niels Dybro
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for controlling machine configurations. An example method disclosed herein includes identifying a machine configuration, the machine configuration comprising a host machine connected to an auxiliary machine; determining a desired trajectory based on at least one of the host machine turning, a desired work path, or an alignment of the host machine and the auxiliary machine; and controlling steering of the auxiliary machine based on a desired trajectory of the host machine.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- identifying a machine configuration, the machine configuration comprising a host machine connected to an auxiliary machine;
- determining a desired trajectory based on at least one of the host machine turning, a desired work path, or an alignment of the host machine and the auxiliary machine;
- and
- controlling steering of the auxiliary machine based on a desired trajectory of the host machine.
An apparatus comprising:
- a configuration analyzer to identify a machine configuration, the machine configuration comprising a host machine connected to an auxiliary machine;
- a path identifier to determine a desired trajectory based on at least one of the host machine turning, a desired work path, or an alignment of the host machine and the auxiliary machine;
- and
- a controller to control steering of the auxiliary machine based on a desired trajectory of the host machine.
A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a machine to at least:
- identify a machine configuration, the machine configuration comprising a host machine connected to an auxiliary machine;
- determine a desired trajectory based on at least one of the host machine turning, a desired work path, or an alignment of the host machine and the auxiliary machine;
- and
- control steering of the auxiliary machine based on a desired trajectory of the host machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.