Harvesting system having a self-propelled harvesting machine

US9807938B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Wilken · Bissendorf, DE
• Christoph Heitmann · Warendorf, DE
• Bastian Bormann · Gütersloh, DE
• Joachim Baumgarten · Beelen, DE
• Sebastian Neu · Bad Laer, DE
• Boris Kettelhoit · Vellmar, DE
• Thilo Krause · Glinde, DE
• Christoph Bussmann · Harsewinkel, DE
• Henner Voecking · Rietberg, DE
• Felix Herter · Harsewinkel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 19, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B17/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A self-propelled harvesting machine such as a combine harvester has multiple working units for processing crop picked up from a field, a driver assistance system for the sensor-supported control of the working units, an environmental sensor system for detecting environmental information and spatial areas of applicability located in the environment of the harvesting machine. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing data, including the data stored in the memory. A functional system model for at least one part of the harvesting machine is stored in the memory. The computing unit functions as a characteristic control on the basis of the system model and autonomously determines machine parameters of at least one working unit and specifies these to the particular working unit.