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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Method for automatic headland turn correction of farm implement steered by implement steering system
Applicants:
Marvin Prickel, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Paul Weisberg, Saskatoon, CA;
Marc St-jean, Saskatoon, CA;
Shane Durant, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Marvin Prickel, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Paul Weisberg, Saskatoon, CA;
Marc St-Jean, Saskatoon, CA;
Shane Durant, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/02 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01); B62D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/02 (2013.01); A01B 69/004 (2013.01); B62D 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for disabling the implement steering system of a towed implement includes monitoring the axle of a steerable axle of the towed implement and therefrom, determining if the implement is making a headland turn. The method further includes automatically centering the implement following a headland turn.