Cnh Industrial America LLC

Robert J Longua

Marvin A Prickel

Kevin Michael Smith

Keith Walter Wendte

Kevin Douglas McKee

Jason Czapka

Trevor Philip Stanhope

David Schulte

Tyson J Dollinger

Kevin D Mckee

Jason T Czapka

In one aspect, a system for controlling the direction of travel of agricultural implements may include a work vehicle having a vehicle-based controller configured to control an operation of a valve provided in operative association with the work vehicle. The system may also include an agricultural implement configured to be towed by the work vehicle. The implement may include a sensor configured to detect an operational parameter indicative of a direction of travel of the implement. The implement may also include an actuator configured to adjust the direction of travel of the implement, with the actuator being fluidly coupled to the valve such that the valve is configured to control an operation of the actuator. The implement may further include an implement-based controller configured to initiate control of the operation of the valve based on sensor data received from the sensor to adjust the direction of travel of the implement.

System and method for controlling the direction of travel of an agricultural implement

In one aspect, a system for providing implement-based speed control for a work vehicle may include a planter controller provided in operative association with a planter towed by the work vehicle and a vehicle controller provided in operative association with the work vehicle. The planter controller may be configured to access an input associated with at least one predetermined threshold value for an operating parameter of the planter and monitor the operating parameter relative to the predetermined threshold value(s) as the planter is being towed at a current ground speed of the work vehicle. In addition, when the operating parameter differs from the predetermined threshold value(s), the planter controller may be configured to adjust a speed control request transmitted to the vehicle controller to cause the current ground speed of the work vehicle to be automatically increased or decreased between predetermined maximum and minimum speed values set for the work vehicle.

System and method for providing implement-based speed control for a work vehicle

In one aspect, a method for automatically actuating wing assemblies an agricultural implement associated with a work vehicle may include monitoring, with one or more computing devices, a first wing movement parameter associated with folding or unfolding a wing assembly of the agricultural implement during the performance of a wing movement operation. The method may also include determining, with the one or more computing devices, whether the first wing movement parameter satisfies a first condition associated with a first predetermined threshold value defined for the wing movement operation. The method may include, automatically initiating, with the one or more computing devices, movement of the work vehicle relative to a surface on which the work vehicle is supported to assist the folding or unfolding of the wing assembly during the performance of the wing movement operation when it is determined that the first wing movement parameter satisfies the first condition.

System and method for automatically actuating wing assemblies of an agricultural implement

An auxiliary power system for an agricultural implement includes a variable speed hydraulic drive motor configured for receiving hydraulic oil from a tow vehicle, an electric alternator coupled with and driven by the hydraulic drive motor, and at least one auxiliary electrical component onboard the implement which is coupled with and adapted to receive electrical power from the alternator. At least one load indicator provides an indication of a dynamic cumulative electrical load of the one or more auxiliary electrical components. An electrical processing circuit is coupled with the at least one load indicator and the hydraulic drive motor, and is configured to vary the speed of the hydraulic drive motor, dependent on the indicated dynamic cumulative electrical load.

Variable speed onboard auxiliary power system for an agricultural implement

An agricultural vehicle system including a towing vehicle and an implement towed by the towing vehicle. The towing vehicle supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to the implement. The implement includes a chassis, an electrical generation device carried by the chassis and a hydraulic flow control system. The electrical generation device has a hydraulically driven motor coupled to the pressurized hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic flow control system is configured to alter a flow of the hydraulic fluid to the motor and to maintain a speed of the motor, with the speed being dependent upon a configuration input defining a configuration of the implement to which the electrical generation device is coupled.

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Robert J Longua