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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Shufeng Han, Johnston, IA (US);
John Franklin Reid, Champaign, IL (US);
Terence Daniel Pickett, Waukee, IA (US);
Inventors:
Shufeng Han, Johnston, IA (US);
John Franklin Reid, Champaign, IL (US);
Terence Daniel Pickett, Waukee, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G01C 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of guiding a vehicle comprises establishing elevation data and corresponding location data for a work area. A particular location of a vehicle within the work area is determined. Roll data and pitch data are estimated corresponding to the particular location. The vehicle is guided based upon the estimated roll data and the pitch data such that the vehicle follows a desired path.