Arrangement and method for the automatic transfer of crops from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle
US9326443B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D43/087
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for the automatic transfer of agricultural crops from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle has an image capture device, which optically detects one or more features of the transport vehicle. A computer controls an actuator to adjust a transfer device relative to the harvesting machine and/or to change the position of the loading container relative to the harvesting machine based on signals of the image capture device. The computer continually sets up, with the aid of the signals of the image capture device, a virtual movement model of the loading container and controls the actuator with the aid of extrapolated data for an expected position of the loading container derived from the movement model, if the signals of the image capture device are no longer sufficient to recognize the transport vehicle because of an impairment of the visibility conditions.
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