Autoguidance system and method for an agricultural machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6236916
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09280198

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A system and method for providing autoguidance for an agricultural machine. The system includes a main machine control module to control steering of the agricultural machine, a position determining system, and a guidance map. The system also includes an autoguidance control module to receive a position signal from the position determining system and data from the guidance map, and responsively determine a current position and a desired path to traverse by the agricultural machine, wherein the desired path to traverse is determined with respect to rows of crop in a field, and wherein the main machine control module is adapted to receive a control signal from the autoguidance control module and control steering of the agricultural machine in response to activation of the autoguidance control module control signal.

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  • CATERPILLAR INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Motz, Darin S Pekin, IL 5 483
Staub, Michael D Washington, IL 14 421

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