System and method for coupling an implement to a work vehicle
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorAlexander Fey
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Abstract
A system for coupling an implement to a work vehicle includes a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a distance between a protrusion of a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle and a receiver assembly of the implement. While the first signal is less than a first threshold, the controller is configured to instruct a first actuator to rotate the connector assembly of the work vehicle, instruct a drive system to move the work vehicle toward the implement, instruct a second actuator to lift the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof, such that the protrusion of the connector assembly engages a recess in the receiver assembly.
Claims20
A system for automatically coupling an implement to a work vehicle, comprising:
- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive a distance signal indicative of a separation distance between a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle and a receiver assembly of the implement before the implement is coupled to the work vehicle;
- and
- while the separation distance is less than a first threshold, instruct a first actuator to rotate the connector assembly of the work vehicle, instruct a drive system to move the work vehicle toward the implement, instruct a second actuator to lift the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof, such that the connector assembly engages the receiver assembly.
A system for automatically coupling an implement to a work vehicle, comprising:
- a user interface configured to output an activation signal indicative of an activation of an automated coupling process;
- a first sensor disposed on a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle and configured to output a distance signal indicative of a separation distance between the connector assembly and a receiver assembly of the implement before the implement is coupled to the work vehicle;
- and a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to perform the automated coupling process by:
- receiving from the user interface the activation signal from the user interface indicative of the activation of the automated coupling process;
- initiating the automated coupling process upon receiving the activation signal;
- receiving the separation distance signal from the first sensor;
- and while the separation distance is less than a first threshold and after the automated coupling process has been initiated, instructing a first actuator to rotate the connector assembly, instructing a drive system to move the work vehicle toward the implement, instructing a second actuator to lift the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof, such that the connector assembly engages the receiver assembly.
A method for automatically coupling an implement to a work vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, via a controller, a distance signal indicative of a separation distance between a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle and a receiver assembly of the implement before the implement is coupled to the work vehicle;
- and
- instructing, via the controller while the separation distance is less than a first threshold, a first actuator to rotate the connector assembly of the work vehicle, a drive system to move the work vehicle toward the implement, a second actuator to lift the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof, such that the connector assembly engages the receiver assembly.
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