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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2023
Agxeed Holding B.v., Oirlo, NL;
Joris Jan Hiddema, Grubbenvorst, NL;
Laurentius Hubertus Margaretha Schmitz, Mariahoop, NL;
Agxeed Holding B.V., Oirlo, NL;
Abstract
A method to cultivate a piece of farmland with an autonomous agricultural vehicle including an engine and an endless track to support the vehicle on the piece of farmland and to propel the vehicle over the farmland by transferring power from the engine to the endless track, and a tensioning system for adjusting the longitudinal tension in the endless track, the method including the steps of, during cultivating the piece of farmland, controlling the vehicle to move over the piece of farmland following a predetermined path including multiple consecutive sub-sections; for one or more of these sub-sections, determining the power transferred from the engine to the endless track at the one or more sub-sections; and using the tensioning system to adjust the longitudinal tension in the endless track on the basis of the power transferred at the one or more subsections.