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US 2026/0259073 A1Published application
Configurable control of unloading rate based on fill height
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsRiley J Wegmann, Daniel M SOLANO, Edson Enrique Castañeda Mancillas
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Abstract
A material transfer vehicle transfers material to a container. A level of material in the container is detected, and a transfer rate of material from the material transfer vehicle to the container is controlled based upon the detected fill level. The transfer rate can be controlled using a plurality of different configurable unload parameters.
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A computer implemented method, comprising:
- controlling a material transfer vehicle to unload material into a container at a material unloading rate;
- accessing a configurable unloading operation parameter;
- detecting a fill level of material in the container;
- generating an unloading rate command based on the configurable unloading operation parameter and the fill level, the unloading rate command representing a change to the material unloading rate;
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- controlling an unloading subsystem to unload the material into the container based on the unloading rate command.
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An unload control system configured to control a material transfer vehicle to perform an unloading operation, the unload control system comprising:
- a control signal generator configured to control the material transfer vehicle to unload material into a container at a material unloading rate;
- a parameter accessing system configured to access a configurable unloading operation parameter;
- a fill level generator configured to identify a fill level of material in the container;
- an unload rate processing system configured to generate an unloading rate command based on the configurable unloading operation parameter and the fill level, the unloading rate command representing a change to the material unloading rate;
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- a control signal generator configured to generate an unloading control signal to control an unloading subsystem to unload the material into the container based on the unloading rate command.
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A computer system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
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- a data store storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:
- control a material transfer vehicle to unload material into a container at a material unloading rate;
- access a configurable unloading operation parameter;
- detect a fill level of material in the container;
- generate an unloading rate command based on the configurable unloading operation parameter and the fill level, the unloading rate command representing a change to the material unloading rate;
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- generate an unloading control signal to control an unloading subsystem to unload the material into the container based on the unloading rate command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.