AGRICULTURAL MACHINEAn agricultural machine (100) comprising a debris removal component (402), the debris removal component (402) having a rotatable portion (421) that rotates around a first axis (410) that is at least s…DRIVE·Jun 10·1 min readFollowA01B71/08DEERE & CO [US]
ISOLATION DEVICE FOR A BRAKE ACTUATING LINKAGEIsolation device (10) for a brake actuation linkage (12), comprising a cylindrical isolation and damping bush (32) that includes an inner cylinder sleeve (34), an outer cylinder sleeve (38) that coaxi…DRIVE·May 13·2 min readFollowB60T11/04DEERE & CO [US]
BUNK LOAD SYSTEM FOR A FORESTRY WORKING VEHICLEIt is disclosed a bunk load system (10) comprising a load bunk (20) with support arms (30), the support arm (30) having a horizontal (31) and vertical section (32), the sections being adjustable by hy…DRIVE·Apr 29·2 min readFollowA01G23/003DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING MATERIAL DYNAMICSOne or more information maps are obtained by an agricultural system. The one or more information maps map one or more characteristic values at different geographic locations in a worksite. An in-situ …DRIVE·Apr 15·1 min readFollowA01B69/008DEERE & CO [US]
VEHICLE COOLANT RESERVOIR BACKGROUNDOne or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a new coolant tank that may also provide a structural element to the frame of the engine compartment. The coolant tank is comprised of a rear wa…DRIVE·Jan 28·1 min readFollowB60R13/083DEERE & CO [US]
METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMMethod for operating a vehicle cooling system (12) which has a main cooling path (14) as well as a secondary cooling path (16) branching off upstream from the main cooling path (14), wherein a main co…DRIVE·Dec 31·2 min readFollowB60K11/02DEERE & CO [US]
IMPROVED VISIBILITY OF WORK IMPLEMENT USING AUGMENTED REALITYOne or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for improvements to a work vehicle that utilizes an implement that may be partially obscured from operator view during use. A camera array can be mo…DRIVE·Dec 31·2 min readFollowB60K35/00DEERE & CO [US]
MONITORING AN IC ENGINE OF A FOREST HARVESTERThe method for controlling a forest harvester (10) includes measuring, when carrying out an operation, rotational speed of an engine (22); automatically determining, in a control electronics (100), a …DRIVE·Dec 24·1 min readFollowA01G23/08DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SITE TRAVERSABILITY SENSINGOne or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a identifying traversability of a site. Site conditions of a target site affecting traversability can be identified using real-time or historica…DRIVE·Dec 24·2 min readFollowA01B79/005DEERE & CO [US]
POWER-SPLIT AXLE DRIVE AND AGRICULTURAL VEHICLEThe invention relates to a power-split axle drive (20) for an agricultural vehicle (10), comprising a first auxiliary drive element (50), a first vehicle axle (26), a second vehicle axle (28), and a m…DRIVE·Dec 24·2 min readFollowB60K6/365DEERE & CO [US]
MOBILE WORK STATION WITH ROBOTIC ARMA mobile working station is provided. The mobile working stations includes an articulated robotic arm and a platform for supporting the articulated robotic arm. The platform includes a connector for c…DRIVE·Dec 10·1 min readFollowB08B3/02DEERE & CO [US]
METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO DISPLAY ACQUISITION PATHSMethods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to display acquisition paths. An example apparatus includes a display handler to, in response to a directional condition of an au…DRIVE·Nov 26·1 min readFollowA01B69/008DEERE & CO [US]
REMOTE START SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WORK MACHINEA remote start system and method for a work machine wherein the system comprises a communication device, an engine starter subsystem, a fluid pressure sensor, and a controller. In a first step, contro…DRIVE·Nov 19·1 min readFollowB60R25/102DEERE & CO [US]
MOBILE WORK MACHINE STATE DETECTION AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMA mobile work machine includes an operator compartment having an operator interface mechanism configured to receive operator input, a control system configured to generate a control signal to control …DRIVE·Oct 29·1 min readFollowB60Q1/507DEERE & CO [US]
MONITORING HARVESTED LOGS AND PILES OF LOGS AT A WORKSITEIn the method a forwarder (30) is applied, including one or more sensors (122) adapted to sense one or more log pile attributes that concern and identify a pile of logs as a whole, each log pile attri…DRIVE·Oct 1·2 min readFollowA01G23/003DEERE & CO [US]
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMAn agricultural system (100) is disclosed. The agricultural system (100) comprising: a towed implement (101, 204, 250, 270, 300) having a frame (106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 210) and a set of ground engag…DRIVE·Sep 24·2 min readFollowA01B49/02DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ENGINE STARTING SYSTEMSMethods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor engine starting systems. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to measure engine s…DRIVE·Sep 24·1 min readFollowF02N11/0862DEERE & CO [US]
HITCHING ASSEMBLYProvided is a hitching assembly for coupling to a hitch assembly on a vehicle. The hitching assembly includes a single point assembly including a first attachment area for attaching to the hitch assem…DRIVE·Sep 24·1 min readFollowA01B59/002DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING VISUAL AIDS FOR WORKPIECE MANIPULATOR POSITIONING AND MOVEMENT PREVIEW PATHA virtual guidance apparatus and method assist an operator to maneuver a loader of a work vehicle for material handling of a workpiece. The virtual guidance apparatus includes a guidance control unit,…DRIVE·Sep 17·2 min readFollowB60R1/00DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE POWER REQUIREMENTS AND CONTROLAn agricultural harvesting system includes a control system. The control system identifies a predictive value of a power characteristic based on a relationship between the power characteristic and a c…DRIVE·Sep 3·1 min readFollowA01D41/127DEERE & CO [US]
APPARATUS TO AUTOMATE MULTI-POINT INERTIAL SENSOR CALIBRATIONMethods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to automate multi-point inertial sensor calibration. Example apparatus disclosed herein includes a calibration path determiner to …DRIVE·Aug 27·1 min readFollowA01B69/008DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING OVERLAYS FOR ASSISTING COUPLING LOADERS WITH IMPLEMENTSA virtual guidance apparatus assists movement of a loader for connection of a tool carrier with an implement. A vision sensor device generates implement image data representative of an image of an imp…DRIVE·Aug 27·2 min readFollowB60K35/10DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A DIRECT-CURRENT-TO-DIRECT-CURRENT CONVERTER TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO A VEHICLE DEVICEEach one of the secondary converters has a corresponding transformer having a primary winding associated with a primary alternating current (AC) signal and a secondary winding associated with a second…DRIVE·Aug 13·1 min readFollowB60L50/61DEERE & CO [US]
POWER MANAGEMENT FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF SELF-PROPELLED WINDROWERA power management system and method for a work machine (100) that receives real time data, computes current power requirements based on the real time data, computes an optimized engine speed based on…DRIVE·Aug 13·2 min readFollowA01D34/006DEERE & CO [US]
CONTROL SYSTEM DETECTING FILL LEVEL ON RECEIVING VEHICLESA detector detects an overall fill level of a receiving vehicle. A mobile device on the receiving vehicle includes a mobile application that receives and displays the overall fill level of the receivi…DRIVE·Aug 6·1 min readFollowA01D41/1275DEERE & CO [US]
METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO OBTAIN DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR A SYSTEMMethods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to obtain diagnostic information for a system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes vehicle interface circuitry to obtain information co…DRIVE·Aug 6·1 min readFollowB60R16/0234DEERE & CO [US]
INTEGRATED PTO (POWER TAKE OFF ) SHAFT AND IMPLEMENT SUPPORT ASSEMBLYA support assembly for a trailered implement includes an implement support link that is moveable between an implement support position and a stowed position, and a shaft support link that is coupled t…DRIVE·Jul 16·1 min readFollowA01B59/002DEERE & CO [US]
ADAPTIVE ENGINE SPEED CONTROL METHODAn adaptive engine speed control system (100) for a grass mowing machine (102) having an internal combustion engine (104), a hydrostatic traction drive circuit (106) and a hydraulic mowing circuit (10…DRIVE·Jul 9·1 min readFollowA01D34/006DEERE & CO [US]
TANK LEVEL SENSINGA method of monitoring a level of a liquid in a tank of a moveable vehicle includes sensing an orientation of the moveable vehicle relative to a horizontal plane with a vehicle orientation sensor, det…DRIVE·Jun 25·2 min readFollowG01C19/34DEERE & CO [US]
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCHAn agricultural system (100) is disclosed. The agricultural system (100) comprising: an agricultural vehicle (902) having a material holding compartment (912) and a set of tires (924); a level sensor …DRIVE·Jun 11·1 min readFollowB60C23/002DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY DETECTING ALERT CONDITIONS AND OPTIMIZATION CRITERIAA fill control system on a harvester detects that a receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The fill control system generates a signal indicative of how the receiving vehicl…DRIVE·May 21·1 min readFollowA01D41/1217DEERE & CO [US]
AGRICULTURAL MACHINEAn agricultural machine (100) is disclosed, comprising a frame (156), a ground-engaging element (124), a suspension system (270) that movably supports the frame (156) relative to the ground-engaging e…DRIVE·May 7·1 min readFollowA01B69/00DEERE & CO [US]
COMMUNICATION OF FILL LEVEL TO RECEIVING VEHICLE(S)An automatic fill control system on a material loading vehicle generates an output indicative of a current fill level of a receiving vehicle into which the material loading vehicle is loading material…DRIVE·Apr 16·1 min readFollowA01D41/1275DEERE & CO [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DAMPING OF MECHANICAL OSCILLATON OF A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE IN A VEHICLEAn inverter system for mitigating oscillation of an electric motor that drives a load comprises a torque command generation module for receiving a commanded torque from an operator of a vehicle. A tor…DRIVE·Mar 5·1 min readFollowB60L53/20DEERE & CO [US]
AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONAn agricultural vehicle suspension (100) is disclosed. The suspension (100) comprising: a spring (140); a first spindle (202) operably coupled with the spring (140) in a spindle axial direction; an ad…DRIVE·Jan 1·1 min readFollowB60G11/465DEERE & CO [US]
AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER WITH OPERATOR COMMANDED PLACEMENT FOR CONTROL OF DISCHARGE SPOUTThe present invention relates to an agricultural harvester (100) having a frame (107) and a spout (108) that is mounted to the frame. A display (124) shows a representation of harvested crop in a rece…DRIVE·Dec 25·1 min readFollowA01D41/1217DEERE & CO [US]
WORK VEHICLE PERCEPTION SYSTEMS AND FRONT MODULESA front perception module (44, 236) is utilized in conjunction with a front ballast system (26, 234), which is included in a work vehicle (20, 232) and which has a laterally-extending hanger bracket (…DRIVE·Dec 25·2 min readFollowA01B69/001DEERE & CO [US]
FORAGE HARVESTER WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF RECEIVING VEHICLEA sensor detects a variable indicative of a position of a receiving vehicle relative to a harvester during a harvester operation in which a material conveyance subsystem on the harvester is conveying …DRIVE·Nov 27·1 min readFollowA01B69/008DEERE & CO [US]
DESIGN AND PACKAGING OF WIDE BANDGAP POWER ELECTRONIC POWER STAGESDesign and packaging of wide bandgap (WBG) power electronic power stages are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) including: a first voltage phase circui…DRIVE·Nov 6·1 min readFollowB60K1/00DEERE & CO [US]
CONTROLLING OPERATING ENVELOPE FOR OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT BASED ON A DIGITAL FENCEA digital fence (118) of a work area (100) is generated and loaded into a machine control system that controls an off-road machine (102). The machine control system detects whether the off-road machin…DRIVE·Sep 18·1 min readFollowA01B69/007DEERE & CO [US]
