Implement and boom height control system and method
AssigneeAgjunction LLC
InventorsJoshua M. Gattis, Steven A. Koch
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Abstract
A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based control system is provided for positioning a working component relative to a work surface. Inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors, such as accelerometers and gyroscopes, are mounted on the working component and provide positioning signals to a control compute engine. A method of positioning a working component relative to a work surface using GNSS-based positioning signals is also disclosed.
Claims2
A control system for controlling the position of a working component relative to a work surface, which system includes:
- a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based positioning control subsystem;
- an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor mounted on the working component and connected to the control subsystem;
- a sensor associated with one or more of said nodes and adapted for providing output comprising signal data corresponding to an operating or status condition;
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- said control subsystem being configured for positioning said working component relative to said work surface based on preprogrammed positioning parameters.
A method of controlling the position of a working component relative to a work surface, which method includes the steps of:
- providing a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based positioning control subsystem;
- preprogramming said control subsystem for predetermined positioning parameters of said working component relative to said work surface;
- sensing inertial movements of said working component;
- processing positioning signals with said control subsystem;
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- positioning said working component relative to said work surface based on said positioning signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.