Holst, Sönke

A telescoping boom assembly (20) with a proximal end (30) and a distal end (32) comprises: an outer tube (34); a central tube (36) slidably mounted within the outer tube (34); an inner tube (38) slidably mounted within the central tube (36); a linear actuator (40) with a housing (42) located between the central tube (36) and the inner tube (38) and coupled to the proximal end of the outer tube (34) and a movable output element coupled to the distal end of the central tube (36) and adapted to expand and retract the central tube (36) within the outer tube (34); and a mechanism coupling the central tube (36) to the inner tube (38) for moving the inner tube (38) with respect to the central tube (36) as the central tube (36) moves with respect to the outer tube (34)..

Electric machine motor assemblies include suppressing materials for parasitic and/or bearing current reduction. An electric machine motor assembly including an electric motor configured to be driven by the electric power source, the electric motor including a stator frame, a stator winding attached to the stator frame, a rotor surrounded by the stator winding, a shaft extending from the rotor through the stator frame, and bearings between the shaft and the stator frame; and a suppressing material on the shaft.

A forwarder (10) comprises: an articulated boom (20) having a distal end (24), wherein the boom (20) is movable in vertical and horizontal directions and slewable around a vertical rotation axis (X<c>), a loading space (12) that is open at the top, a grapple (30) for handling logs and suspended from the distal end (24), a control unit (60) for controlling actuators (101-105) configured to control movements of the boom (20) and rotation of the grapple (30), and at least one manually operable control input device (70, 80) operatively connected to the control unit (60) and adapted to be manually operated by an operator for controlling operation of the boom (20) and the grapple (30), wherein the control unit (60) is configured to control the actuators (101-105) to move the boom (20) and to automatically rotate the grapple (30) with respect to the distal end (24) into a predefined position and orientation for grabbing one or more logs, and/or to control the actuators (101-105) to move the boom (20) and to automatically rotate the grapple (30) with respect to the distal end (24) into a predefined position and orientation for depositing the one or more logs. The control unit (60) is configured to receive instructions defining the direction of rotation of the grapple (30) from the control input device (70, 80), and/or comprises an adaptive, closed control loop for controlling the actuator (105) rotating the grapple (30).

A crane assembly (20) comprises:a support base (38) mounted on a turntable (28) which is rotatable around a vertical axis;a first boom (40) pivoted at its proximal end around a first, horizontal axis (42) on the support base (38),a pivot arm (44) pivoted around the first axis (42) on the support base (38);a first linear actuator (46) coupled between the support base (38) and the pivot arm (44), adapted to control an inclination of the pivot arm (44) around said first axis (42);a second linear actuator (58) coupled between the pivot arm (44) and the first boom (40);a second boom (66) pivoted at the distal end of the first boom (40) around a second axis (68) extending parallel to the first axis (42), the second boom (66) adapted to support a tool (22) at its distal end;a linkage with an elongated arm (70) having a proximal end pivoted around a third axis (56) on the pivot arm (44) and a distal end pivotally connected by a first connecting arm (72) to the second boom (66) and a second connecting arm (74) pivoted to the first connecting arm (72) and to the first boom (40), the linkage adapted to pivot the second boom (66) around the second axis (68) by actuation of the second linear actuator (58);wherein the first linear actuator (46) is pivotally supported on the third axis (56).

Guidance systems and automation of work vehicles with complex turns are disclosed. An example work vehicle guidance system includes a visual sensor, a non-visual sensor, and a control system including a controller having a processor and a memory, wherein the control system is configured to determine a location of a work vehicle in a work area based on non-vision data from the non-visual sensor, determine an end-of-row turn path for the work vehicle from a first turn profile and a second turn profile, wherein the first turn profile and the second turn profile are multi-point turn profiles, based on the location of the work vehicle and the vision data, and output a guidance signal including the end-of-row turn path for the work vehicle to display.

An apparatus includes interface circuitry, machine readable instructions, and programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to: collect historical vehicle usage data that includes: descriptions of agricultural activities performed on a field, start points of the agricultural activities, and timestamps associated with the agricultural activities, cluster two or more of the start points together, wherein the two or more start points are selected based on one or more of the historical vehicle usage data, historical weather data, historical field data, or historical policy data, generate a new start point based on the cluster, the generated start point being located within the field, and transmit the generated start point to a vehicle that is associated with the field.

An agricultural field sprayer (10) has a tank (20) for receiving a liquid (28) containing active ingredient dissolved in water that may be object to foaming. The tank (20) comprises an electronic camera (56) with a field of view directed towards the surface of the liquid (28) in the tank (20).

A mechanism (26) for movably mounting an upper structure of an off-road vehicle (10) with respect to a chassis (12) of the off-road vehicle (10) comprises: a first part (22) connectable or connected to the chassis (12) or to the upper structure, a second part (24) connectable or connected to the upper structure or to the chassis (12), a first linear actuator (82) connected by spherical joints 74, 76) to the first part (22) and the second part (24), respectively and a second linear actuator (80) connected by spherical joints (74, 76) to the first part (22) and the second part (24), respectively, the first and second actuator (82, 80) spaced in a first direction (32), a third linear actuator (78) connected by spherical joints (74, 76) to the first part (22) and the second part (24), respectively, spaced from the first and second actuator (82, 80) in a second direction (30) transverse to the first direction (32), a first link (64) with a fixed length, connected between the first part (22) and the second part (24), configured to pivot on a first end (70) only around an axis extending parallel to the first direction (32) and connected with its second end by a spherical joint (68), and a second link (86) connected to the first part (22) and the second part (24), the second link (86) restricting rotation of the second part (24) against the first part (22) within the plane spanned by the first and second direction (32, 30).

Ein Wurfgebläsezusammenbau für eine Erntegutrestehäcksel - und -verteilanordnung eines Mähdreschers (10) mit einem um eine Drehachse (88) drehbaren Rotor, um dessen Umfang eine Anzahl an Wurfpaddeln (84) verteilt ist, zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Wurfpaddel (84) aus duktilem Gusseisen bestehen

Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for control panels and user interfaces for heavy equipment vehicles. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to: identify functionality of a plurality of control operations of agricultural or construction equipment; identify frequency of use of the plurality of control operations; identify one or more sequences of use of the control operations; present a plurality of icons simultaneously on a user interface based on at least one of the frequency of use or the one or more sequences of use, respective icons indicative of the functionality of the control operation; and cause a change in an operating parameter of the agricultural or construction equipment based on an operator selection of one of the plurality of icons.