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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Gerald E. Rains, Eldridge, IA (US);
Bin Shi, Johnston, IA (US);
Kevin P. Cowles, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jason D. Walter, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Shawn A. Kenny, Ames, IA (US);
Olaf J. Peterson, Waukee, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An agricultural machine may include a first plurality of sensors configured to measure characteristics of product stored on the machine for use during the machine's operation. The machine may also include a second plurality of sensors configured to measure characteristics associated with operation of the machine, in particular, in the form of feedback from ground engaging mechanisms of the machine, such as row units and wheel assemblies coupled to a frame of the machine. Based on the measured characteristics of the stored product and the measured characteristics associated with the machine's operation, a controller may adjust actuators coupled between adjacent sections of the frame to transfer weight of the stored product between certain sections of the frame, which in turn optimizes the machine's operational characteristics.