System and method for controlling the actuation of wing sections of an implement during an unfolding operation
US10747195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45017
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling the actuation of wing sections of an agricultural implement may include regulating a supply of hydraulic fluid to a wing actuator coupled to a wing section to pivot the wing section relative to a center frame section of the implement from a transport position towards a work position. The method may also include monitoring a wheel load associated with at least one wheel of the wing section as the wing section is being moved towards the work position and detecting when the wheel(s) of the wing section contacts the ground based at least in part on the monitored wheel load. In addition, the method may include adjusting one or more flow parameters of the supply of hydraulic fluid to the wing actuator to reduce an actuation rate at which the wing section is being pivoted after detecting that wheel(s) has contacted the ground.
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