US 12,256,672 B2
Harvester with feed forward control of filling mechanisms
Jeremy J. Faust, Grimes, IA (US); and Kellen E. O'Connor, Clive, IA (US)
Assigned to Deere &Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/617,194.
Application 18/617,194 is a continuation of application No. 17/178,952, filed on Feb. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,968,927.
Prior Publication US 2024/0292785 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A01D 43/073 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 43/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/695 (2024.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01)
CPC A01D 43/073 (2013.01) [A01D 41/127 (2013.01); A01D 43/087 (2013.01); G05D 1/0293 (2013.01); G05D 1/695 (2024.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural system, comprising:
an agricultural harvester including:
a frame;
an unloading assembly having an outlet end and being movably mounted relative to the frame, the unloading assembly configured to unload material to a receiving vessel;
one or more actuators configured to drive movement of the unloading assembly relative to the frame;
harvesting functionality, mounted to the frame, configured to engage material from a field and to deliver the material through the outlet end of the unloading assembly as the agricultural harvester moves through a field in a direction of travel;
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions, executable by the one or more processors, that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
obtain data indicative of a number of locations of a collection of material at the field to be engaged by the harvesting functionality;
identify an upcoming pathway of the collection of material to be engaged by the harvesting functionality through the number of locations based on the data;
identify, prior to the agricultural harvester traveling the upcoming pathway, a speed of the agricultural harvester along the upcoming pathway;
identify position compensation information for controlling the one or more actuators based, at least, on the identified upcoming pathway of the collection of material to be engaged by the agricultural harvester and the identified speed of the agricultural harvester along the upcoming pathway; and
control the one or more actuators based, at least, on the position compensation information.