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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:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Noel Wayne Anderson, Fargo, ND (US);
Bryan Kirk Buerkle, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Niels Dybro, Sherrard, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2013.01); A01B 69/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0295 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0201 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for controlling machine configurations. An example method disclosed herein includes identifying a machine configuration, the machine configuration comprising a host machine connected to an auxiliary machine; determining a desired trajectory based on at least one of the host machine turning, a desired work path, or an alignment of the host machine and the auxiliary machine; and controlling steering of the auxiliary machine based on a desired trajectory of the host machine.