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Patent No.:

US 11528856 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2019

Grapple positioning system and method for a work vehicle

Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Suchitra Iyer, Pune, IN;

Ishani Pandit, Pune, IN;

Jacob M. Eilders, Dubuque, IA (US);

Assignee:

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Stephen F. Rost

Primary Examiner:

Ronald P Jarrett

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 23/00 (2006.01); B60P 3/41 (2006.01); B66C 1/58 (2006.01); B66F 9/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B66C 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 23/006 (2013.01); B60P 3/41 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 30/04 (2013.01); B66C 1/585 (2013.01); B66C 3/16 (2013.01); B66F 9/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method of positioning a grapple of a skidder based on ground conditions and felled timber characteristics, or other material characteristics, such as conduit characteristics for pipe, being moved by the skidder. The vehicle includes a level sensor to determine slope of the vehicle based on ground slope and a traction device to determine a slip condition of the vehicle. Level sensors can include a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or a pitch/roll/yaw sensor. The grapple assembly is automatically positioned based on the vehicle slope, the slip condition, and the weight and/or the length of the felled timber being collected by the grapple.

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Iyer, Suchitra. (2022). Grapple positioning system and method for a work vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 11528856). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11528856

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