Patents by Inventor Brett McClelland
Brett McClelland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230345857Abstract: An agricultural system includes a plurality of components, a plurality of valves configured to control fluid flow to the plurality of components to control actuation of the plurality of components, and a controller having a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to operate the agricultural system in a calibration mode to associate respective valves of the plurality of valves with actuation control of respective components of the plurality of components, determine a calibration based on associating the respective valves with the actuation control of the respective component, receive an indication to actuate a target component of the plurality of components, and output a control signal to a valve associated with the target component based on the calibration in response to receipt of the indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Brett McClelland, Christopher Alan Foster, Timothy S. Hunt
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Publication number: 20230243693Abstract: A method for facilitating calibration of a yield monitor, including receiving, via a controller of a yield monitor calibration system, a first signal indicative of a first weight value from a scale of the yield monitor calibration system, wherein the scale is configured to monitor weight of harvested crops in a mobile storage compartment configured to receive the harvested crops from a harvester during an unloading operation. The method also includes receiving, via the controller, a second signal indicative of a second weight value from the scale in response to receiving a third signal indicative of the harvester completing the unloading operation, comparing, via the controller, the first weight value to the second weight value to determine a difference value, as well as outputting, via the controller, the difference value to the yield monitor to enable the yield monitor to perform a calibration process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventor: Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20230085713Abstract: A planning system for an autonomous work vehicle system includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to determine an action to be performed by the autonomous work vehicle system and an action location of the action in a work area, determine a transition operation associated with the action that enables the autonomous work vehicle system to perform the action at the action location, and generate a plan for operation of the autonomous work vehicle system. The plan includes the action, the action location, and the transition operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20230086887Abstract: A planning system for an autonomous work vehicle system includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to provide an indication of a work area for operation of the autonomous work vehicle system, identify a plurality of zones of the work area, and identify one or more rules for each respective zone of the plurality of zones. The one or more rules define operation of the autonomous work vehicle system in the respective zone. The controller is configured to generate a plan for operation of the autonomous work vehicle system based on the plurality of zones and the one or more rules for each respective zone of the plurality of zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Brett McClelland, Joshua Harmon
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Patent number: 11610295Abstract: A system for detecting the operating condition of components of an implement may include an implement, a first sensor comprising one of an acoustic sensor or a vision-based sensor, a second sensor comprising the other of the acoustic sensor or the vision-based sensor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the first and second sensors. The controller may receive performance data from the first sensor indicative of a performance of the implement. The controller may further monitor the performance data received from the first sensor and identify an area of interest relative to the implement. Additionally, the controller may control an operation of the second sensor to collect component data indicative of an operating condition of at least one component of the implement located within the area of interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Phillip Duane Dix, Daniel Geiyer, Aditya Singh, Brett McClelland, Navneet Gulati
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Publication number: 20220201920Abstract: A method for operating an agricultural vehicle. The method including capturing, by the at least one image capturing device, image data of the implement and receive, by the controller, the image data of the implement, The method further includes identifying the implement, by the controller, depending at least in part upon the image data of the implement. The method further includes setting, by the controller, at least one operational parameter of the implement, and managing, by the controller, a turning maneuver of the agricultural vehicle depending at least in part upon the image data of the implement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20220197302Abstract: A vehicle control system for an agricultural vehicle comprising a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive position information associated with a position of at least one of a second agricultural vehicle or a vehicular implement, determine, based on the position information, an unloading point associated with a position of an unloading mechanism relative to a receiving container, store the determined position, operate at least one of the agricultural vehicle or the second agricultural vehicle to position the receiving container such that a subsequent unloading point is the same as the determined unloading point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Brett McClelland, Peter Henne
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Publication number: 20210405644Abstract: A method for implementing end-of-row (EOR) turns within a field includes accessing a location of a work boundary outlining a work area of the field within which an agricultural machine is configured to perform an agricultural operation, and generating a boundary-based EOR turn path for the agricultural machine between an end point of a first path extending across the work area and a start point of a second path extending across the work area, with the boundary-based EOR turn path being defined relative to the work boundary such that the agricultural machine is maintained spaced apart from the boundary by at least a minimum buffer distance as the machine is traversed between the end point of the first path and the start point of the second path. In addition, the method includes automatically executing an EOR turn along the boundary-based EOR turn path and/or displaying the boundary-based EOR turn path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Andrew Berridge, Yaseen Suleman, Brett McClelland, Kousha Moaveninejad, Thomas Damme, Frank Glowna, Andreas Nennstiel
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Publication number: 20210362705Abstract: A vehicle control system for an off-road vehicle including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive a first parameter associated with a characteristic of the off-road vehicle, receive a second parameter associated with a characteristic of an environment of the off-road vehicle, generate, based on the first and second parameters, a perception zone for the off-road vehicle, control the off-road vehicle to avoid an obstacle using the perception zone, receive an indication of a change in at least one of the first parameter or the second parameter, and update the perception zone based on the change in the at least one of the first parameter or the second parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Aditya Singh, Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20210174488Abstract: A system for detecting the operating condition of components of an implement may include an implement, a first sensor comprising one of an acoustic sensor or a vision-based sensor, a second sensor comprising the other of the acoustic sensor or the vision-based sensor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the first and second sensors. The controller may receive performance data from the first sensor indicative of a performance of the implement. The controller may further monitor the performance data received from the first sensor and identify an area of interest relative to the implement. Additionally, the controller may control an operation of the second sensor to collect component data indicative of an operating condition of at least one component of the implement located within the area of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Phillip Duane Dix, Daniel Geiyer, Aditya Singh, Brett McClelland, Navneet Gulati
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Patent number: 10820508Abstract: In one aspect, a system for operating an agricultural harvester may include a sensor assembly having a base member pivotably coupled to a first row divider of the harvester. The sensor assembly may also include first and second arms extending outwardly from the base member along opposite sides of a centerline of the first row divider. The system may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly. The controller may be configured to monitor the distance between the first and second arms based on measurement signals received from the sensor assembly. Furthermore, the controller may be further configured to switch the harvester from a first operating mode to a second operating mode when it is determined that the monitored distance has exceeded a predetermined distance threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Peter J. Dix, Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20200053962Abstract: In one aspect, a system for operating an agricultural harvester may include a sensor assembly having a base member pivotably coupled to a first row divider of the harvester. The sensor assembly may also include first and second arms extending outwardly from the base member along opposite sides of a centerline of the first row divider. The system may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly. The controller may be configured to monitor the distance between the first and second arms based on measurement signals received from the sensor assembly. Furthermore, the controller may be further configured to switch the harvester from a first operating mode to a second operating mode when it is determined that the monitored distance has exceeded a predetermined distance threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Peter J. Dix, Brett McClelland
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Patent number: 9974225Abstract: A method includes generating a non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path for an agricultural vehicle, wherein the non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path includes a plurality of initial segments that are curved or straight, adding at least one continuity segment between each of the initial segments, wherein the at least one continuity segment is a clothoid segment, and the initial segments and the at least one continuity segment combine to form a continuous curvature end-of-row turn path, and implementing the continuous end-of-row turn path, displaying the continuous end-of-row turn path, or both.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Eric Bunderson, Daniel John Morwood, Brian Robert Ray, Peter John Dix, Brendan Paul McCarthy, Bret Todd Turpin, Brett McClelland
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Patent number: 9968025Abstract: A method includes generating a non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path for an agricultural vehicle, wherein the non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path includes a plurality of initial segments that are curved or straight, adding at least one continuity segment between each of the plurality of initial segments, wherein the at least one continuity segment includes a clothoid segment, and the initial segments and the at least one continuity segment combine to form a continuous curvature end-of-row turn path, determining, via an iterative process, a maximum drivable speed based on a minimum speed and a target speed, and implementing the continuous end-of-row turn path at the maximum drivable speed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignees: CNH Industrial American LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Eric Bunderson, Daniel John Morwood, Brian Robert Ray, Peter John Dix, Brendan Paul McCarthy, Bret Todd Turpin, Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20170308091Abstract: A method includes generating a non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path for an agricultural vehicle, wherein the non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path includes a plurality of initial segments that are curved or straight, adding at least one continuity segment between each of the plurality of initial segments, wherein the at least one continuity segment includes a clothoid segment, and the initial segments and the at least one continuity segment combine to form a continuous curvature end-of-row turn path, determining, via an iterative process, a maximum drivable speed based on a minimum speed and a target speed, and implementing the continuous end-of-row turn path at the maximum drivable speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Nathan Eric Bunderson, Daniel John Morwood, Brian Robert Ray, Peter John Dix, Brendan Paul McCarthy, Bret Todd Turpin, Brett McClelland
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Publication number: 20170202131Abstract: A method includes generating a non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path for an agricultural vehicle, wherein the non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path includes a plurality of initial segments that are curved or straight, adding at least one continuity segment between each of the initial segments, wherein the at least one continuity segment is a clothoid segment, and the initial segments and the at least one continuity segment combine to form a continuous curvature end-of-row turn path, and implementing the continuous end-of-row turn path, displaying the continuous end-of-row turn path, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Nathan Eric Bunderson, Daniel John Morwood, Brian Robert Ray, Peter John Dix, Brendan Paul McCarthy, Bret Todd Turpin, Brett McClelland