AUTOMATIC END OF ROW TURNING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WORK VEHICLE BY LEARNING FROM OPERATOR

• Main Authors: Runde, Jeffrey E, Liu, Qiang R, Han, Shufeng
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.12.2018
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CONTROLLING; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRAPPING

An automatic turning control system for a work vehicle having a ground engaging traction device directed by a manual steering device. The automatic turning control system includes an electronic control unit (ECU), a traction device angle sensor configured to generate an angle signal representative of an angle of the traction device with respect to an axis of the work vehicle, and a vehicle guidance system. The ECU is configured to generate a manual path signal representing an actual path of the work vehicle based on the angle signal. The ECU is operatively connected to a vehicle guidance system and determines a learned path signal based on the manual path signal. The vehicle guidance system automatically directs the work vehicle along the learned path signal when the vehicle moves from a working area, to a non-working area, and back to the working area of a field.