Device for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle
AssigneeCLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
InventorWilli Behnke
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Abstract
A device for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle includes a control unit in the harvesting machine that generates control signals and an control device in the transport vehicle that communicates with the control unit and adjusts the travel speed and the steering angle of the transport vehicle as a function of the control signals received from the control unit. A related method for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle is also provided that includes the steps of monitoring the status of a vehicle with a monitoring device and controlling the travel of the vehicle by means of at least one control device based on the status of the vehicle.
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A device for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle, including a control unit in the harvesting machine that generates control signals and a control device in the transport vehicle that communicates with the control unit and adjusts the travel speed and the steering angle of the transport vehicle as a function of the control signals received from the control unit.
A device for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle, including a monitoring device in a first vehicle that determines the state of the first vehicle and assigns a vehicle status to said state that is used in at least the first vehicle.
A method for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle, including the steps of:
- monitoring the status of a vehicle with a monitoring device;
- controlling the travel of the vehicle by means of at least one control device based on the status of the vehicle.
A device for optimizing the transfer of harvested crop from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle, including:
- a coordination device located in a first vehicle;
- a monitoring device located in a second vehicle and in communication with the coordination device which monitors the status of the second vehicle and transmits that vehicle status to the coordination device;
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- a control device located in the second vehicle and in communication with the coordination device which controls the travel speed and steering angle of the second vehicle, whereby the coordination device communicates with the control device to affect the travel speed and steering angle of the second vehicle as a function of the vehicle status transmitted to the coordination device by the monitoring device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.