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Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2014
Applicants:

John H. Posselius, Ephrata, PA (US);

Pieter Vanysacker, Moere, BE;

Didier Verhaeghe, Ypres, BE;

Joachim Boydens, Zedelgem, BE;

Inventors:

John H. Posselius, Ephrata, PA (US);

Pieter Vanysacker, Moere, BE;

Didier Verhaeghe, Ypres, BE;

Joachim Boydens, Zedelgem, BE;

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01F 15/08 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1278 (2013.01); A01B 69/008 (2013.01); A01D 41/127 (2013.01); A01F 15/08 (2013.01); G01B 11/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

Calibrating a distance sensor on an agricultural vehicle provided for measuring the distance between the sensor and a set of points on a ground surface in front of the agricultural vehicle, includes: performing a reference measurement when the agricultural vehicle is standing on a paved and substantially flat ground surface; processing the results of the reference measurement to reference data for use as reference during further measurements; storing the reference data in a memory.


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