Cnh Industrial America LLC

Cnh Industrial Italia S.p.a.

Aditya Singh

Navneet Gulati

Duqiang Wu

Phillip Duane Dix

Daniel Geiyer

Brett Carson McClelland

Yaseen Suleman

Patrick Thomas Dean

Joshua Matthew Guarino

Ryan Jenkins

Uli Melchinger

Gary R Kassen

Scott Mcgregor

Joshua D Zimmerman

Jason David Fox

Craig Pavlich

Raul Espinosa

Andrew Berridge

Peter Henne

Abhinav Tripathi

Dhruv Ghiya

Tan Cheng

Joshua Zimmerman

Patrick T Dean

An agricultural vehicle includes a steering input device configured to steer the agricultural vehicle to perform a turn. The agricultural vehicle includes a steering control system configured to operate the steering input device. The steering control system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a steering input indicating a curvature to be performed by the agricultural vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to operate the steering input device using a primary curvature model of the agricultural vehicle and the steering input. The primary curvature model of the agricultural vehicle is configured to predict a steering condition of the steering input device to perform the steering input. The primary curvature model comprising a non-linear relationship between curvatures and steering conditions of the steering input device.

Automatic encoder calibration system for an agricultural vehicle

An agricultural vehicle includes a steering system configured to operate to steer the agricultural vehicle to perform a turn. The agricultural vehicle includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain an input indicating a specific turn to be performed by the steering system. The processing circuitry is configured to control the steering system of the agricultural vehicle to implement the specific turn based on the input and a model of the steering system of the agricultural vehicle while accounting for a time delay of the steering system due to slop of the steering system.

Steering slop compensation system for an agricultural vehicle

A system and a method for controlling an agricultural vehicle includes receiving sensor information for the agricultural vehicle from one or more sensors, determining a change in a state of the agricultural vehicle based on the sensor information, determining a change in a physical parameter of the agricultural vehicle based on the change in the state of the agricultural vehicle, updating an auto-guidance controller for the agricultural vehicle based on the change in the physical parameter of the agricultural vehicle, and controlling an operation of the agricultural vehicle based on the updated auto-guidance controller.

Auto-guidance control for agricultural vehicles

A system for estimating tire parameters for an off-road vehicle in real time, the system including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to measure a position of the vehicle at a first time, determine, based on the position, motion characteristics of the vehicle, predict, based on the motion characteristics, a position of the vehicle at a second time, measure a position of the vehicle at the second time, and generate a tire parameter associated with the vehicle based on the predicted position and the measured position of the vehicle at the second time.

Estimation of terramechanical properties

A work vehicle includes a computing system is configured to access a swath line corresponding to a pass to be made across a field by the work vehicle. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to control the operation of the work vehicle such that the vehicle travels along the swath line to make the pass across the field. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine an operating parameter of the work vehicle as the vehicle travels along the swath line. Moreover, the computing system is configured to adjust a portion of the swath line positioned forward of the work vehicle relative to a direction of travel of the vehicle based on the determined operating parameter as the vehicle travels along the swath line.

System and method for adjusting swath lines for a work vehicle

A method for determining an as-driven path of an agricultural work vehicle includes receiving position data indicative of a position of the agricultural work vehicle in a field during a first pass of the agricultural work vehicle in the field, receiving inertial movement data of the agricultural work vehicle during the first pass, and receiving operational data indicative of at least one of a steering angle of a wheel of the agricultural work vehicle, a wheel speed of the wheel of the agricultural work vehicle, or a transmission speed of the agricultural work vehicle during the first pass. Moreover, the method includes generating an as-driven path of the agricultural work vehicle during the first pass based at least in part on the position data, the inertial movement data, and the operational data. Additionally, the method includes performing a control action based on the as-driven path.

Agricultural system and method for determining an as-driven path of an agricultural work vehicle

A vehicle control system for an agricultural vehicle, including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive a location of a first vehicle, update a coverage map based on the location of the first vehicle, wherein the coverage map represents a region of operation for the agricultural vehicle and the first vehicle, designate one or more areas of the coverage map as repulsion areas based on the location of the first vehicle, and generate a path from the agricultural vehicle to the first vehicle based on the one or more repulsion areas.

Localized obstacle avoidance for optimal V2V path planning

A method for controlling an agricultural vehicle includes receiving, via a processor, a first signal from a user interface indicative of a value of at least one parameter. The method also includes determining, via the processor, a path of the agricultural vehicle toward a guidance swath based at least in part on the at least one parameter. In addition, the method includes outputting, via the processor, a second signal to a display of the user interface indicative of instructions to present a graphical representation of the path of the agricultural vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes controlling the agricultural vehicle, via the processor, based at least in part on the at least one parameter upon receiving at least a third signal from the user interface indicative of acceptance of the value of the at least one parameter.

Swath acquisition system for an agricultural vehicle and an agricultural implement

An agricultural system includes a target vehicle configured to harvest crops and a work vehicle. The work vehicle includes a controller. The controller includes a memory and a processor, and the controller is configured to receive or determine a plurality of vehicle paths as well as a location of the target vehicle. The controller is also configured to identify an active path of the plurality of vehicle paths based on the location of the target vehicle. The target path is a path traversed by the target vehicle.

Systems and methods for controlling a work vehicle

A vehicle control system for an off-road vehicle including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive a first parameter associated with a characteristic of the off-road vehicle, receive a second parameter associated with a characteristic of an environment of the off-road vehicle, generate, based on the first and second parameters, a perception zone for the off-road vehicle, control the off-road vehicle to avoid an obstacle using the perception zone, receive an indication of a change in at least one of the first parameter or the second parameter, and update the perception zone based on the change in the at least one of the first parameter or the second parameter.

Dynamic perception zone estimation

A control system includes one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors. The one or more memory devices are configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to acquire speed data regarding current speeds of tractive elements of the vehicle from tractive element speed sensors of the vehicle, determine speed references for the tractive elements to perform autonomous driving operations where the speed references indicate speeds at which each of the tractive elements should rotate to accommodate the autonomous driving operations, and control at least one of a driveline or a brake system of the vehicle to selectively alter the current speeds of the tractive elements of the vehicle based on the current speeds and the speed references to accommodate the autonomous driving operations.

Self-contained intelligent braking subsystem

A control system includes a controller configured to determine a target speed between a first target position of a haul vehicle relative to a harvester and a second target position of the haul vehicle relative to the harvester based on a flow rate of agricultural product through a conveyor of the harvester. The haul vehicle is coupled to a storage compartment, an outlet of the conveyor is aligned with a first unloading point within the storage compartment while the haul vehicle is positioned at the first target position, and the outlet of the conveyor is aligned with a second unloading point within the storage compartment while the haul vehicle is positioned at the second target position. Furthermore, the controller is configured to output a control signal indicative of instructions to direct the haul vehicle from the first target position to the second target position at the target speed.

System for coordinating control of multiple work vehicles

A system for detecting the operating condition of components of an implement may include an implement, a first sensor comprising one of an acoustic sensor or a vision-based sensor, a second sensor comprising the other of the acoustic sensor or the vision-based sensor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the first and second sensors. The controller may receive performance data from the first sensor indicative of a performance of the implement. The controller may further monitor the performance data received from the first sensor and identify an area of interest relative to the implement. Additionally, the controller may control an operation of the second sensor to collect component data indicative of an operating condition of at least one component of the implement located within the area of interest.

System and method for detecting the operating condition of components of an implement

An off-road vehicle includes a driveline, a control system, and a braking system. The driveline provides driveline power and driveline brake power to a first tractive assembly and/or a second tractive assembly. The control system stores vehicle information, determines driving instructions based on environment data, and determines speed references for tractive elements of the first and second tractive assemblies based on the driving instructions and the vehicle information. The braking system includes brakes and a braking subsystem. The brake subsystem operates the brakes to provide brake power to one or more components of the first and/or second tractive assemblies. The brake controller controls the brakes to selectively provide the brake power and the control system controls the driveline to selectively provide the driveline power and the driveline brake power based on current speeds of the tractive elements and the speed references to accommodate the driving instructions.

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Westmont, IL, United States of America

Aditya Singh