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Plough

US11470757B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateApr 13, 2020
Grant dateOct 18, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01B63/1112
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plough comprising: a frame; a ground engaging tool that is connected to the frame; and an actuator mechanism that is configured to control a roll angle and/or a pitch angle of the frame. The plough also includes a controller that is configured to: receive ground-contour-data that is representative of contours of a field that the plough is to work; and determine an actuator-control-signal for the actuator mechanism based on the ground-contour-data, wherein the actuator-control-signal is for setting the roll angle and/or the pitch angle of the frame.

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