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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
John W. Peake, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stephan Pleines, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); A01B 69/004 (2013.01); A01B 69/008 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0217 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0201 (2013.01);
Abstract
Efficient towed implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a towing vehicle toward a path on the opposite side of a desired path, then guiding the vehicle back to the desired path. Efficient forward implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a pushing vehicle along a tractrix. A vehicle leaves a straight line along a tractrix to keep a rear implement on the line as long as possible.