Patents Assigned to CLAAS Agrarsystems GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 8234047
    Abstract: A transferring device includes controllable goods carrier conveying goods to a target area, a stereo camera for providing images of the target area and a control system for deriving information from the images and controlling the goods carrier taking into account the information derived from the images. The stereo camera has two objective lenses and defines a common base line with a tilt angle relative to a horizontal. The common base line is placed in a vertical plane. The transferring device also includes floodlight projectors that are placed at a distance of at least 0.5 m from the stereo camera. Preferably, the controllable goods carrier is an ejecting spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: CLAAS Agrarsystems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Tommy Ertbolle Madsen, Morten Rufus Blas, Allan Kildeby, Kristian Kirk