Harvester with predictive driving speed specification
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsPhillip Muench, Habib Ribess Bianda Seunou, Benedikt Jung
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for the speed control of a harvester, in which the density of a crop planting on the field is predictively determined and a speed specification signal for the harvester is planned, in the sense of a continued maintenance of a desired throughput of the harvester, wherein with the predictive planning of the speed specification signal, the accelerations of the harvester are limited to an extent that is comfortable for an operator of the harvester.
Claims9
A method for the speed control of a harvester, the method comprising:
- specifying a desired throughput of the harvester;
- predictively determining at least one of:
- a density of a crop planting in a field;
- or
- a value depending on the density of the crop planting in the field;
- predictively planning a speed specification signal for the harvester;
- wherein with the predictive planning of the speed specification signal, the desired throughput of the harvester is attempted to be maintained while an acceleration of the harvester resulting from the speed specification signal is limited based at least in part on a comfort level of an operator of the harvester;
- and
- controlling the speed of the harvester based on the speed specification signal.
An apparatus for the speed control of a harvester, the apparatus comprising:
- a specifying device that specifies a desired throughput of the harvester;
- a device for predictive determination of:
- a density of a crop planting in the field;
- or
- a value dependent on the density of the crop planting in the field;
- a planning device for predictive planning of a speed specification signal for the harvester;
- wherein the planning device is operable to limit, with the predictive planning of the speed specification signal, the accelerations of the harvester resulting from the speed specification signal to an extent that is comfortable for an operator of the harvester while the desired throughput of the harvester is attempted to be maintained;
- and
- means for controlling the speed of the harvester based on the speed specification signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.