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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 09, 2018
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Wouter Boone, Aalter, BE;
Joachim Boydens, Zedelgem, BE;
Francis De Kesel, Adegem, BE;
Thomas Debbaut, Ronsele, BE;
Johan O Vanpoucke, Veldegem, BE;
Didier Verhaeghe, Ypres, BE;
Jeroen Vermander, Middelkerke, BE;
Dries Liefooghe, Alveringem, BE;
Neel Vanhecke, Heule, BE;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A tractor has a controller and at least one sensor-for sensing at least one swath line of crop material corresponding to a quantity of crop material per unit length of a swath. The controller operates in dependence on at least one output of the at least one sensor to operate a steering mechanism of the tractor such that a baler towed by the tractor follows a said swath line in a manner aligning ingestion of crop material into the baler for baling. The at least one sensor is operable to sense a swath line that is laterally offset from the direction of forward movement of the tractor.