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Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 05, 2019
Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventor:

William Daniel Robinson, Ames, IA (US);

Assignee:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 69/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 69/008 (2013.01); B62D 15/0295 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/207 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0201 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for vehicle steering to follow a curved path. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a front axle, a rear axle, a location sensor, and a tracking mode controller to determine a wheel steering angle based on a turn center location corresponding to a navigation curve and one or more measurements between the turn center location and the vehicle, determine a heading error offset adjustment based on the turn center location and the one or more measurements between the turn center location and the vehicle, and cause the vehicle to move along the navigation curve based on the wheel steering angle and the heading error offset adjustment.


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