Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090319170 | Method of navigating an agricultural vehicle, and an agricultural vehicle implementing the same - A method of navigating an agricultural vehicle, which is equipped with a 3D imaging device for imaging surroundings of the vehicle, and an image processing device, includes obtaining from the 3D imaging device frames imaging at least a part of the surroundings of the vehicle at different points of time while the vehicle is moving thus providing a chronological sequence of frames, analysing the frames, and establishing a change of pose of the vehicle using results of the analysis of at least two chronologically different frames. | 12-24-2009 |
20100063690 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BALER AND A BALER - The baler ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100063692 | Transferring device and an agricultural vehicle - A transferring device comprises a controllable goods carrier such as an ejecting spout ( | 03-11-2010 |
20110061762 | FILLING DEGREE GAUGE, AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE WITH THE GAUGE, AND METHOD OF MEASURING AND DISPLAYING RESIDUAL FILLING POTENTIAL OF TARGET AREA - A filling degree gauge for measuring and displaying a residual filling potential of a target area, such as a container, being filled through a target, such as an open top, with goods by a goods carrier, such as a discharge spout, of an agricultural vehicle, such as a harvester, has a 3D sensor for observing at least a part of the target area including at least a part of the target, a data control system and a visual display unit. The data control system operates to provide on the visual display unit a visual display indicating residual filling potential by indicating the current one of at least three different levels of residual filling potential. | 03-17-2011 |
20110064274 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE WITH GOODS CARRIER, AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING GOODS CARRIER OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - A control system controlling a goods carrier of an agricultural vehicle for conveying goods to a target area, has a 3D imaging device providing frames imaging the target area, a data processor and a memory. The control system derives information from the frames and operates to obtain a reference frame comprising 3D information about the pose of the target area, identify a plurality of characteristic points of the target area in the reference frame, obtain a new frame, analyse the new frame to identify a plurality of characteristic points, search and match characteristic points in the reference frame and the new frame, analyse pairs of matched characteristic points to establish a group of pairs showing a common change of pose between the reference frame and the new frame, and provide a signal taking into account results of the latter analysis. | 03-17-2011 |
20120072068 | METHOD OF DETECTING A STRUCTURE IN A FIELD, A METHOD OF STEERING AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE AND AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - An agricultural vehicle has a steering system providing steering signals and including an imaging device for imaging surroundings of the vehicle and an image processing device, the steering system operates to provide by the imaging device an image of the field, analyse the image to obtain texture information, assign to a plurality of areas of the image probability-values reflecting the likelihood that the respective area relates to a specific structure, assume at least one geometric property of the specific structure, and establish a most possible position parameter of the specific structure taking into account the probability-values and the assumed geometric property; and to provide a steering signal in accordance with the position parameter thus established. | 03-22-2012 |
20140063190 | CAMERA LENS - A camera lens is formed with a casing and a lens stack having at least one lens element, the lens stack arranged within the casing. A spring arrangement is pre-compressed to exert a clamping force between the casing and the lens stark basically in a direction of an optical axis of the at least one lens element. | 03-06-2014 |
20140324272 | Operating system for and method of operating an automatic guidance system of an agricultural vehicle - An operating system for operating an automatic guidance system of an agricultural vehicle includes a three-dimensional imaging device for capturing a real object and for deriving a three-dimensional data set for the real object and, a touch-sensitive display unit for displaying an object and for receiving a touch input. The operating system is configured for generating three-dimensional data set based command signals corresponding to the interaction with the displayed object for operating the automatic guidance system. The operating system allows for an easy and efficient way to operate the automatic guidance system, reducing the stress and workload for the operator. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325422 | OPERATING SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING A CONTROLLABLE TRANSFER DEVICE FOR HARVESTED GOODS - An operating system operates a controllable transfer device for harvested goods of an agricultural vehicle embodying a self-propelled harvester. The operating system includes a three-dimensional imaging device for capturing a real object and for deriving a three-dimensional data set for the real object and a touch-sensitive display unit for displaying an object and for receiving a touch input. The operating system is configured to generate three-dimensional data set based command signals corresponding to the interaction with the displayed object for operating the transfer device. The operating system allows for an easy and efficient way to operate the controllable transfer device, reducing the stress and workload for the operator. | 10-30-2014 |
20140347474 | Device and method for monitoring the cutting edge sharpness - A device for monitoring the cutting edge sharpness of a knife is provided with a light source for illuminating the knife and a camera for recording images of the knife. The light source projects at least one reference line onto the knife. In the field of vision of the camera, the reference line crosses the cutting edge of the knife. The cutting edge sharpness of the knife is estimated by the shape of the reference line in an image that captures the knife and its cutting and is recorded by the camera. | 11-27-2014 |