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Lawn mower including a control panel and movable seat

A lawn mower includes a seat plate movably coupled to the frame. An operator seat is coupled to the seat plate. An armrest is laterally spaced from the operator seat and includes an elongated support, an arm support surface, and a control panel. The elongated support has a first end fixed to the seat plate and a second end. The arm support surface is coupled to the second end and can support a user's arm. The control panel is positioned between the arm support surface and the second end of the elongated support. The control panel is fixed to the elongated support for movement with the seat plate such that the control panel remains stationary relative to the seat plate. The control panel includes an actuator to control a function of the lawn mower. The actuator is configured to be actuated while the user's arm is on the support surface.

Control of a header of a harvester during a non-harvesting mode

An agricultural system includes a header and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an indication to operate the agricultural system in a non-harvesting mode, output a first signal to set the header in a set profile upon initialization of the non-harvesting mode, receive sensor feedback indicative of an obstacle position of an obstacle relative to the header while the agricultural system operates in the non-harvesting mode, and output a second signal to adjust the header to deviate from the set profile based on the sensor feedback while the agricultural system operates in the non-harvesting mode.

Control of a header of a harvester during a non-harvesting mode

An agricultural system includes a header and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an indication to operate the agricultural system in a non-harvesting mode, output a first signal to set the header in a set profile upon initialization of the non-harvesting mode, receive sensor feedback indicative of an obstacle position of an obstacle relative to the header while the agricultural system operates in the non-harvesting mode, and output a second signal to adjust the header to deviate from the set profile based on the sensor feedback while the agricultural system operates in the non-harvesting mode.

LONGITUDINAL SIEVE COMPENSATION
20220386534 · 2022-12-08 ·

A cleaning shoe for a combine harvester, including a frame, a sieve and at least one reciprocating mechanism attached to the sieve for reciprocating the sieve in a forwards and backwards motion and the reciprocating mechanism includes an eccentric drive housing, pivotably mounted to the frame, and arranged to rotate around a pivot point thus changing its angle to the horizontal, and an actuator connected to the eccentric drive housing, which varies the angle to the horizontal of the reciprocating motion of the sieve by varying the angle to the horizontal of the eccentric drive housing.

DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF A MOWER USING HORIZON MAPPING
20230055140 · 2023-02-23 ·

A mower's control system can maintain horizon maps that associate horizon features with known relative positions. When a mower's orientation is unknown, the control system can obtain an image that captures the horizon from the mower's current viewpoint. The control system can process the image to detect any horizon features that appear within the image and to determine their positions within the image. The control system can then access a horizon map to identify matching horizon features. The control system can compare the known relative positions of any matching horizon features with the positions of the horizon features within the image to thereby determine the mower's current orientation.

DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF A MOWER USING HORIZON MAPPING
20230055140 · 2023-02-23 ·

A mower's control system can maintain horizon maps that associate horizon features with known relative positions. When a mower's orientation is unknown, the control system can obtain an image that captures the horizon from the mower's current viewpoint. The control system can process the image to detect any horizon features that appear within the image and to determine their positions within the image. The control system can then access a horizon map to identify matching horizon features. The control system can compare the known relative positions of any matching horizon features with the positions of the horizon features within the image to thereby determine the mower's current orientation.

Concave with adjustable openings

A concave section for a harvester includes a concave body having an upstream side, a downstream side, a leading end and a trailing end. The concave body defines an arcuate crop engagement face facing radially inwardly. A plurality of crop passage openings are defined through the arcuate crop engagement face. A cover is configured to at least partially cover at least some of the crop passage openings. The cover is carried by the concave body and is movable thereon between at least two different positions to adjust a degree of openness of at least some of the crop passage openings.

SPREADER DISTRIBUTION COMPENSATION THROUGH MATERIAL FLOW MANIPULATION

A residue distribution system includes a flow channel having a first lateral side and a second lateral side disposed. A spreader is positioned proximate a downstream end of the flow channel, and broadcasts the flow of the crop residue. A residue distributor is positioned within the flow channel and upstream of the spreader for directing the crop residue toward one of the first lateral side or the second lateral side of the flow channel to increase a mass of the crop residue that side of the spreader, whereby a discharge density of the crop residue on that side of the spreader is increased to overcome effects of a crosswind or an uphill side-slope on broadcast distribution of the crop residue.

Agricultural harvesting machine

An agricultural harvesting machine has a cutting apparatus formed as a header for cutting and picking up crop of a crop stand, an inclined conveyor downstream of the cutting apparatus and in which a temporal layer height flow is adjusted, and a driver assistance system for controlling the cutting apparatus. The driver assistance system has a computing device and a sensor arrangement with a crop sensor system for generating crop parameters of the crop stand and a layer height sensor for generating the temporal layer height flow. The computing device simultaneously generates the cutting apparatus parameters of the cutting table length, horizontal reel position and vertical reel position so as to be adapted to one another and conveys them to the cutting apparatus to implement a harvesting process strategy in ongoing harvesting operation.

Method and system for controlling the height of an agricultural implement relative to the ground
11659785 · 2023-05-30 · ·

In one aspect, a method for automatically controlling a height of an implement of an agricultural work vehicle relative to a ground surface may include monitoring the height of the implement relative to the ground surface; determining a proportional signal by comparing the height of the implement with a predetermined target height; detecting a local inclination of the ground surface; calculating a derivative signal based on the local inclination of the ground surface; and adjusting the height of the implement relative to the ground surface based on an output signal that includes the proportional signal and the derivative signal.