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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Brent Smith, Lititz, PA (US);
Jethro Martin, Ephrata, PA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural combine having a chassis, an intermediate member connected to the chassis, a first actuator connecting the chassis to the intermediate member, a first gauge configured to measure a first force generated by the first actuator, a header movably connected to the intermediate member, a second actuator connecting the header to the intermediate member, a second gauge configured to measure a second force generated by the second actuator, and a processing unit operatively connected to the first gauge and to the second gauge and comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to evaluate the first force and the second force to determine a position of a center of gravity of the header relative to the chassis. A method for determining the position of the center of gravity and weight of the header are also provided.