A01B69/007

Systems and methods for controlling a steer angle and steer angle state of a mitigation steering controller for an agricultural work vehicle

In one aspect, the present subject matter is directed to a system which includes a row crop mitigation system configured to mitigate damage to a row crop by changing a steer angle of a ground engaging element of an agricultural work vehicle. The row crop mitigation system includes a crop row sensor configured to generate crop plant data, as well as a mitigation steering controller configured to selectively change the steer angle of the ground engaging element of the agricultural work vehicle. The mitigation steering controller having an inactive state in which the mitigation steering controller does not change a steer angle of the ground engaging element, and an active state in which the mitigation steering controller is configured to generate a mitigation steer angle command to change the steer angle of the ground engaging element.

VEHICLES, METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR REAL-TIME DYNAMIC PATH GENERATION
20250331437 · 2025-10-30 · ·

Vehicles, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for dynamic path generation. A vehicle including a steering mechanism, and processing circuitry configured to cause the follower vehicle to generate a control point based on a first model and location information corresponding to a leader vehicle, the first model corresponding to the follower vehicle, and the location information including a location of the leader vehicle and a heading of the leader vehicle, generate at least a portion of a path based on the control point, the path being toward a first position relative to the leader vehicle, and control a steering angle of the steering mechanism based on the at least the portion of the path.

WORK VEHICLES WITH CONSTANT CURVATURE CONTROL DURING STEERING MODE TRANSITIONS
20250331438 · 2025-10-30 ·

A steering control system for a work vehicle can include an operator control providing a steering input indicating a curvature heading of the vehicle, a hydraulic steering system responsive to the steering input from the operator control to effect the curvature heading, and a control system configured to detect, based on the steering input from the operator control, a change in a center of rotation of the vehicle, determine, based on the steering input from the operating control, a velocity of the change in the center of rotation of the vehicle, determine, based on the velocity of the change in the center of rotation, a transition steering input to effect a constant curvature heading during a transition period, and command, based on the transition steering input, the cylinder control valve to alter hydraulic flow or pressure to the hydraulic cylinders to steer the work vehicle at the constant curvature heading.

INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED DRIVE WHEEL MOTORS AND OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME
20250324921 · 2025-10-23 ·

The present invention is related to an outdoor maintenance vehicle (10) having a housing (117) and a prime mover (104) attached to the housing and operable to power a tool. Left and right drive wheels (106a, 106b) are rotatably coupled to the housing and are configured to support the housing upon a ground surface. Further, first and second electric motors (170a, 170b) are fixedly coupled to the housing and spaced apart from one another, the first and second motors being operably coupled to drive wheels, respectively. In a first embodiment an elevation of at least a portion of the housing is configured to be adjusted relative to the ground surface and the first and second electric motors are configured to move along with the housing relative to the ground surface. In another embodiment, the vehicle includes an alignment shaft (180) connected between the two electric motors.

SYSTEMS, METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE BASED ON A LATERAL ERROR
20250359499 · 2025-11-27 · ·

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for controlling a machine based on a lateral error. A system includes a control system or a user interface (UI), and processing circuitry configured to cause the system to detect a machine detection boundary and a crop detection boundary, the machine detection boundary being of a support structure of a machine, and the crop detection boundary being of a row of plant material, determine a lateral error represented by a first distance between the machine detection boundary and the crop detection boundary, and control the control system or the UI based on the lateral error.

Agricultural header with steerable rear wheel assembly
12490666 · 2025-12-09 · ·

An agricultural header includes: a header frame; a cutter carried by the header frame; a steering assembly coupled to the header frame and including an axle; and a transport assembly coupled to the header frame. The transport assembly includes: a first arm coupled to the header frame and movable between a first transport position and a first operating position; a first wheel mount pivotably coupled to the first arm; a second arm pivotably coupled to the header frame and movable between a second transport position and a second operating position; a second wheel mount pivotably coupled to the second arm; and a linkage reversibly coupling the first wheel mount to the second wheel mount and coupled to the axle such that the second arm is movable independently of the first arm when the linkage is uncoupled from at least one of the first wheel mount or the second wheel mount.

AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL METHOD, AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL PROGRAM, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVEL SYSTEM

The setting processing section of the combine harvester sets a travel mode to an autonomous travel mode or a manual travel mode, and maintains the autonomous travel mode when the combine harvester set in the autonomous travel mode satisfies the autonomous travel maintaining condition.

Work vehicle with antenna devices for autonomous travel

The present invention provides a work vehicle with which various antenna devices useful for autonomous travel and the like of the work vehicle can be mounted efficiently and the various antenna devices can be solidly supported. This work vehicle 1 is provided with a cabin 7, wherein a support frame 100 is fixed to a cabin frame 200 in the left-right width direction at an upper position on the outside of the cabin 7, and an antenna unit 50 on which an inertial measurement device, a GNSS antenna, and a wireless communication device are assembled, is attached to the support frame 100 while the inertial measurement device and the GNSS antenna are arranged in approximately the center position in the left-right width direction of the machine body.

AGRICULTURAL WORK VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

The present disclosure relates to an agricultural work vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The agricultural work vehicle according to the present disclosure is provided with forward and reverse switches on the outside thereof to enable the driving of the work vehicle to be manipulated from the outside of the work vehicle. According to the present disclosure, there is the effect of facilitating the work of coupling an implement to the agricultural work vehicle while ensuring stability.

Dynamic agricultural weed removal system
12575469 · 2026-03-17 · ·

An agricultural weed removal method for a planted crop plant row that can include operating a weed removing implement tool on an optimized travel path for the implement tool, wherein the implement tool traverses the travel path at least partially around one or more crop plants planted in a row. The method can further include adjusting a trajectory of the travel path for the implement tool based on at least one variable. In addition, the step of adjusting the trajectory of the travel path for the implement tool may be further based on detecting the at least one variable in the travel path. Also, the detected variable may be based on least one or more sensors or cameras secured to a host vehicle. Further, the travel path may include an oscillating type pattern having a crest and a trough.