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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Roger Zielke, Huxley, IA (US);
Scott Eichhorn, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1278 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining cross track error, comprising calibrating a stalk sensor with two or more set points, detecting plant stalks by the stalk sensor, measuring a stalk angle for each plant stalk, and measuring presence and amount of cross track error based on the stalk angle.