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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Peter J. Dix, Naperville, IL (US);
Brett McClelland, Chicago, IL (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a system for operating an agricultural harvester may include a sensor assembly having a base member pivotably coupled to a first row divider of the harvester. The sensor assembly may also include first and second arms extending outwardly from the base member along opposite sides of a centerline of the first row divider. The system may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly. The controller may be configured to monitor the distance between the first and second arms based on measurement signals received from the sensor assembly. Furthermore, the controller may be further configured to switch the harvester from a first operating mode to a second operating mode when it is determined that the monitored distance has exceeded a predetermined distance threshold.