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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventor:
Jethro Martin, Ephrata, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 75/28 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/141 (2013.01); A01D 75/287 (2013.01);
Abstract
A header positioning system for controlling a position of a header for a combine harvester. The header positioning system including a controller that is configured to receive signals corresponding to (i) a measured inclination of either the header or the combine, (ii) a measured ground speed of the header or the combine, and (iii) a measured height of the header with respect to ground. The controller is further configured to adjust a height and a pitch of the header as a function of the inclination, measured ground speed and the measured height.