Center pivot mower with turn compensation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12075717
APP PUB NO 20220377963A1
SERIAL NO

17335791

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An agricultural mower system includes: a towing vehicle including an engine and a tongue coupler and defining a towing centerline; a mower including a frame carrying cutters and pivotably coupled to a tongue that is pivotably coupled to the tongue coupler, the frame defining a mower centerline that is offset from the towing centerline, the tongue defining a towing angle with respect to the towing centerline and a mower angle with respect to the mower centerline; a mower angle actuator coupled to the tongue and the frame; and a controller configured to: determine the towing angle has changed by a change amount relative to a defined towing angle; determine a turn compensation amount for the mower angle as a function of the change amount and a constant; and output a compensation signal to cause the mower angle actuator to adjust the mower angle by the determined turn compensation amount.

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BLUE LEAF I P INC1105 NORTH MARKET STREET SUITE 912 WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fay,, II Jeffrey B Oxford, US 40 195

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