Harvesters – Motorized harvester – With condition-responsive operation
Patent
1998-05-12
2000-08-15
Shackelford, H.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
With condition-responsive operation
56DIG15, 701 25, 701 50, 180401, A01D 7500
Patent
active
061017957
ABSTRACT:
A harvesting machine with an automatic steering mechanism consists of a self-propelled machine with a cutterbar mounted in the driving direction. The harvesting machine also has generally-known locating devices to scan the crop edge, in particular, the border between the mowed and unmowed crops. The location devices produce signals that are processed by a controller and, via devices well-known in the art, are utilized by the automatic steering mechanism. The crop edge is scanned in at least two variable distances in front of the cutterbar. The controller processes at least two locating signals received in variable scanning distances in front of the cutterbar. The locating signals are used by devices well-known in the art for the automatic steering mechanism.
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Claas KGaA
Muir Robert E.
Shackelford H.
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