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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Aaron Matthew Senneff, Ankeny, IA (US);
Timothy J. Roszhart, Urbandale, IA (US);
Peter Leslie Falck, Waterloo, IA (US);
Michael J. Martin, Waterloo, IA (US);
Brandon G. Leiran, Grimes, IA (US);
Aaron Matthew Senneff, Ankeny, IA (US);
Timothy J. Roszhart, Urbandale, IA (US);
Peter Leslie Falck, Waterloo, IA (US);
Michael J. Martin, Waterloo, IA (US);
Brandon G. Leiran, Grimes, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a vehicle with a sequence of vehicle events. A user interface allows the recording of vehicle functions that are being manually executed. After the vehicle functions are entered, they can be saved as a sequence and named appropriately. Once saved, the operator can choose to edit the sequence functions or distances to make adjustments or shift the entire sequence in time. The saved sequence can be executed at a certain distance relative to a boundary being crossed by the machine. The boundaries themselves may be pre-defined in the system, and the system can determine when the boundary is crossed based on real-time GPS position and speed measurements from the vehicle. Error distances can also be measured on the ground to determine what type of sequence shift is needed for fine-tuning. As the vehicle speed is adjusted, the sequence can be continually tuned to allow the sequence to execute accurately in a variety of operations.