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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Kent L. Thompson, Otley, IA (US);
Nathan D. Dockter, Pella, IA (US);
Kent M. Recker, Pella, IA (US);
Gary J. Burns, Knoxville, IA (US);
Scott A. Rempe, Pella, IA (US);
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
A self-propelled baling vehicle for forming a bale of material includes a drive system for propelling the baling vehicle, a baling system for forming the bale, and a control system coupled to the drive system and the baling system. The control system includes a controller configured to determine a proposed location for ejection of the bale, operate the drive system to maneuver the baling vehicle from a first position to a second position for ejection of the bale at the proposed location, operate the baling system to eject the bale at the proposed location, and operate the drive system to maneuver the baling vehicle back to the first position.