Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh

Andreas Brunnert

Norbert Diekhans

Jochen Huster

Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen

Gerhard Nienaber

Lars-Peter Meyer Zu Helligen

Ingo Beermann

Christian Richard

A method for controlling an agricultural working machine includes the step of assigning a route planning system () to the agricultural working machine () for generating driving routes () in a territory (). The route planning system () subdivides the territory () into a worked territory () and a remaining territory area (), and at least one parameter () of the agricultural working machine () is adapted as a function of the shape of the worked territory () and/or the remaining territory area (). In this manner it is ensured that the working method of the agricultural working machine () or its working attachments () is adaptable to the shape of the particular territory () to ensure economically efficient use of the agricultural working machine (). A device for controlling an agricultural working machine also is provided.

Method and device for controlling an agricultural working machine

Vehicles, in particular self-propelled agricultural harvesting machines such as forage harvesters or combine harvesters designed to pick up and process crops, include transfer devices that transfer all of the harvested crop material to a hauling vehicle or an attached hauling container. The discharge device is equipped with a control device for performing automatic or manual adjustments, and the self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine is equipped with a navigation system for determining the positions of the vehicles involved. To transfer the crop material to the hauling vehicle without loss, the crop discharge flow is directed only to a defined permissible tolerance region on the hauling container. The tolerance region is located within the hauling container contour and is bounded by edge zones, which are 'keep-out' zones for the transfer.

Self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine with controllable transfer device

In a route planning system and method for agricultural working machines, a defined working width is assigned to the agricultural working machines to generate driving routes in a territory, and dynamic adaptation of the planned driving route is carried out thereby ensuring that the driving route to be covered is flexibly adaptable to changing external conditions such as driving around obstacles, thereby largely relieving the operator of the agricultural working machine of the task of performing laborious steering maneuvers.

Route planning system and method for agricultural working machines

For creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems for working a territory, the machine systems include route planning data determination devices and they exchange data with each other and, based on exchanged route planning data, one shared route plan is created for the particular territory. For controlling a group of agricultural working machine systems while it works a territory, one shared route plan&#x2014;which has been created accordingly&#x2014;is used, and a route planning system is provided for creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems to be used to work a territory.

Method for creating a route plan for agricultural machine systems

For controlling several agricultural machine systems during operation on a territory, based on a reference line, an optimized route for working the territory is determined for the particular machine system, and the particular machine system is driven along this route. The reference line is determined by recording a reference path that was driven along with a first machine system, and the first machine system is controlled based on this reference line with consideration for the working conditions of the first machine system. This reference line is also transmitted by the first machine system to at least one second machine system, which is controlled based on this reference line of the first machine system and with consideration for the working conditions of the second machine system. A corresponding control system for controlling several agricultural machine systems during operation of a territory is also described.

Method for controlling agricultural machine systems

A route planning system for an agricultural working machine including at least one crop material storage unit for storing quantities of crop material transferable to forage vehicles, has a unit for generating driving routes in a territory based on a defined working width assigned to the agricultural working machine, a unit for reconciling a crop material quantity stored in the crop material storage unit depending on at least one characteristic parameter, and a unit for dynamically adapting the reconciliation to changes in the at least one characteristic parameter.

Route planning system for agricultural working machines

A route planning system for agricultural working machines with a defined working width assigned to the agricultural working machine to generate driving routes in a territory includes a navigation module configured to generate the driving routes and having at least one automatic driving mode and at least one recording mode, such that said at least one automatic driving mode and the at least one recording mode are activatable independently of each other.

Method for creating reference driving tracks for agricultural working machines

For controlling an agricultural machine system while it works a territory, which a route (R) is created for the machine system, which includes working tracks (F) along which the machine system is driven while the territory (S) is being worked, and which includes headland tracks (F), along which the machine system is driven when it travels from one working track (F) to the next working track (F) to be driven along. The machine system automatically processes a sequence of headland working steps at the end of one working track (F) and/or while a subsequent headland track (F) is being driven along, and/or at the beginning of a subsequent working track (F). The sequence of headland working steps is updated and carried out dynamically depending on the current position of the machine system and depending on the next working track (F) to be driven along. A related automatic control system for controlling an agricultural machine system is also provided.

Method for controlling an agricultural machine system

Transformation of differently structured signals of different track guidance systems for automatic control of a steering device in an agricultural working machine includes supplying the differently structured signals of different track guidance systems to a transformation device, and generating by the transformation device from each of the different structured signals a uniform output signal to be used for automatically controlling a steering device of an agricultural working machine.

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