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US 2023/0263085 A1Published application
Implement contouring toolbar
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsBenjamin Anson Fanshier, Rex Schertz
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Abstract
An agricultural machine includes a frame member; a toolbar coupled to the frame member parallel to the frame member; a row unit coupled to the toolbar; and an actuator coupled between the frame member and the toolbar, the actuator configured to rotate the toolbar based on a sensed position of the toolbar. Related methods are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method of reactively controlling ground following of a row unit of an agricultural machine comprising:
- providing a main frame, an adjustable frame coupled to the main frame and configured to pass over a portion of ground, and the row unit which includes a linking arm pivotably coupled to the adjustable frame:
- determining an actual ground following indicator associated with an actual height of the row unit relative to the portion of ground;
- determining a desired ground following indicator associated with a desired height of the row unit relative to the portion of ground;
- comparing the desired ground following indicator to the actual ground following indicator;
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- adjusting the actual ground following indicator toward the desired ground following indicator, which includes adjusting an applied force output by at least one adjustable frame actuator that is coupled to the adjustable frame and the main frame based on the actual ground following indicator and the desired ground following indicator.
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