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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Agco Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Friedrich Robert Honeyman, Hesston, KS (US);
Daniel Dreyer, Hesston, KS (US);
Mark Glade, Hesston, KS (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 57/04 (2006.01); A01D 61/00 (2006.01); A01D 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 57/04 (2013.01); A01D 61/004 (2013.01); A01D 61/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a computer-controlled method for adjusting a height of a header reel, the method comprising: measuring a rotational speed of the reel; measuring a force opposing rotation of the reel; determining a target load for the reel based on the measured rotational speed and the measured force and a first input; and causing movement of the reel according to the target load based on a change in load on the reel.