Abstract: Provided is an agricultural harvester including a spreader, and processing circuitry configured to cause the agricultural harvester to obtain a residue spread variance (RSV) of a first residue spread in a first harvesting area, the RSV corresponding to a distance between an edge of the first residue and a first position of a cut edge of the first harvesting area, and the RSV being obtained before the spreader reaches the first position, adjust an operation parameter of the agricultural harvester based on the RSV to obtain an adjusted operation parameter, and control the agricultural harvester in a second harvesting area according to the adjusted operation parameter, the second harvesting area being adjacent to the first harvesting area, and the control of the agricultural harvester according to the adjusted operation parameter causing the spreader to spread a second residue at the first position to compensate for the RSV.

Abstract: Provided is an agricultural harvester including processing circuitry configured to cause the agricultural harvester to receive a first signal from another agricultural harvester, the first signal indicating a residue spread performance, the residue spread performance corresponding to a residue spread of the agricultural harvester in a first harvesting area, modify an operation parameter of the agricultural harvester based on the residue spread performance to obtain a modified operation parameter, and control a residue spread of the agricultural harvester in a second harvesting area according to the modified operation parameter.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining properties of seed cotton based on measurements from a near-infrared (NIR) sensor. The determined properties are indicative of a quality of the seed cotton. The NIR sensor is mounted on harvesting equipment to acquire quality data during harvesting. The quality data may be mapped to field location and/or forwarded on in preparation of further processing.

Abstract: A flexible mower deck includes a center deck with a plurality of belt driven pulleys for rotating a plurality of rotary cutting blades under the center deck. A wing deck is pivotably attached to each of the first and second ends. A motor on each wing deck rotates a rotary cutting blade by actuating a switch in an operator station to pivot each wing deck to a mowing position.

Abstract: A power shift transmission includes a plurality of shafts, a plurality of gears, a plurality of clutches, a plurality of forward modes, and a plurality of alternate forward modes. Each forward mode has a distinct transmission ratio, and each alternate forward mode has a transmission ratio similar to one of the plurality of forward modes.

Abstract: A drive assembly for a work vehicle includes an electric machine input arrangement with a first electric machine configured to generate a first source of power, an electric machine input gear assembly configured to receive the first source of power from the first electric machine, and a second electric machine configured to generate a second source of power. The drive assembly further includes a combination gear arrangement coupled to selectively receive the first source of power from the electric machine input gear assembly and the second source of power from the second electric machine to produce a combined power; and an electric machine output arrangement configured to receive and transfer the combined power from the combination gear arrangement.

Abstract: An extractor for a sugarcane harvester that chops stalks of sugarcane into billets. The extractor comprises a fan, a leaf shredder, and a hub. The fan comprises fan blades to induce a flow of air to separate leaves from billets. The leaf shredder comprises shredding blades to cut leaves prior to their ejection from the extractor. The hub is rotatably driven about an axis of rotation. The fan blades and the cutting blades are coupled to the hub for rotation together with the hub about the axis of rotation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for emitting light from a header reel are disclosed. More particularly, systems, methods, and apparatuses for emitting light from one or more apertures formed in a reel finger are disclosed. The reel fingers included on a reel may include a cavity through which light is transmitted. The emitted light provides for illumination and operator visualization during, for example, agricultural operations performed at night or during low ambient light conditions.

Abstract: A method of storing harvested crop material in a silo includes loading the harvested crop material into a container of a transport vehicle in a field. The container includes a discharge system that is operable to unload the crop material, and which is controlled via an electronic control device. The crop material is transported from the field to the silo with the transport vehicle. The crop material is unloaded from the container of the transport vehicle directly into the silo with the discharge system. The electronic control device automatically controls at least one of the transport vehicle and the discharge system while unloading the crop material to form a harvested material layer in the silo having a predetermined layer thickness.

Abstract: A power system for a work vehicle, includes an intake arrangement configured to intake charge air; a fuel arrangement configured to provide at least one fuel; a compression ignition engine including a plurality of piston-cylinder sets configured to receive, ignite, and combust the at least one fuel from the fuel arrangement and intake gas that includes the charge air from the intake arrangement to generate mechanical power and exhaust gas; at least one compression ignition assistance apparatus associated with at least one of the intake arrangement and the fuel arrangement; and a controller coupled to command the compression ignition assistance apparatus, the intake arrangement, and the fuel arrangement such that, in an enhancement mode, the controller commands activation of the compression ignition assistance apparatus; and in a nominal mode, the controller commands or maintains deactivation of the compression ignition assistance apparatus.

Abstract: A heat exchanger including a first reservoir, a second reservoir, and a heat tube including a body extending between the first reservoir and the second reservoir, where the heat tube defines a working region having a cross-sectional shape with an exterior wall enclosing a channel therein that is in fluid communication with the first reservoir and the second reservoir. The heat tube includes a curvilinear tube axis extending the axial length of the working region, and where the body of the working region includes the cross-sectional shape extruded along the curvilinear tube.

Abstract: A transport assembly for a harvesting head that includes head connector arms, a transport axle, and a coupling system with a latch actuator, and first and second latch mechanisms coupled to the latch actuator and located at opposite ends of the transport axle. The transport assembly functions in working and transport modes. In the working mode, the first and second latch mechanisms latch the first and second head connector arms to the transport axle to latch the harvesting head to the transport axle. When the latch actuator is activated, the first and second latch mechanisms release the first and second head connector arms from the transport axle to allow the harvesting head to separate from the transport axle. When the latch actuator is not activated, the first and second latch mechanisms can be biased to remain latched.

Abstract: A work machine includes a chassis, a header, and a control system. The header is coupled to the chassis and positioned to remove crop material from the ground. The header includes a reel to draw crop material into the header so that the crop material may be conveyed rearwardly and a plurality of actuators to move the reel relative to a frame of the header in use of the work machine. The control system is coupled to the chassis and includes a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of actuators and a single user input communicatively coupled to the controller that is configured to provide an input signal to the controller.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for automated cleaning of a loading container of a transport vehicle (e.g., dump truck, ejector, scraper), wherein the loading container includes controllable elements (e.g., hydraulic lift cylinders for a truck bin, an ejector blade) for transitioning between loaded and unloaded states. Characteristics of carryback material remaining in the loading container are estimated during a detected unloaded state of the transport vehicle, wherein whether to initiate an automated cleaning stage is determined based on at least one of the estimated characteristics. Upon determining to initiate the automated cleaning stage, performance of a cleaning routine is automatically directed during or in association with an unloading stage for the loading container via the controllable elements.

Abstract: A method for controlling one or more operating parameters of a forage harvester includes picking up harvested crop from a field by means of a harvesting attachment, processing the harvested crop by means of a chopping device and/or a post-processing device, and ejecting the processed harvested crop onto a loading container. An image of the processed ground-borne harvested crop is recorded by a camera, and an operating parameter of the forage harvester is set or adjusted with a control unit using the image.

Abstract: A residue vision system includes an image acquisition device configured for mounting to a harvesting machine. The image acquisition device is configured to acquire, during operation of the harvesting machine, information regarding a first pass in a field. The first pass is a harvested area of the field. During the operation, the first pass is laterally offset from a second pass in the field. An electronic control unit is in communication with the image acquisition device and with a residue distribution system. The residue distribution system is configured to be coupled to the harvesting machine to distribute residue onto the second pass and onto the first pass. The electronic control unit is configured to analyze the information acquired by the image acquisition device and to adjust a distribution of residue onto the first pass while the harvesting machine is harvesting the second pass.

Abstract: One or more information maps are obtained by an agricultural work machine. The one or more information maps map one or more agricultural characteristic values at different geographic locations of a field. An in-situ sensor on the agricultural work machine senses an agricultural characteristic as the agricultural work machine moves through the field. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that predicts a predictive agricultural characteristic at different locations in the field based on a relationship between the values in the one or more information maps and the agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control.

Abstract: A method and apparatus assists coupling a loader with a work vehicle. A pre-position instruction signal is generated to pre-position the loader in a predetermined orientation to facilitate the coupling. A forward movement instruction signal is generated for initiating movement of the associated work vehicle 1 towards the loader. A coupled confirmation signal representative of the loader being coupled with the associated work vehicle is received. A forward movement pause instruction signal for pausing the movement of the associated work vehicle towards the loader is generated responsive to receiving the coupled confirmation signal. One or more of the pre-position instruction signal, the forward movement instruction signal, and/or the forward movement pause instruction signal may be automated signals delivered to the work vehicle for executing the commands or images rendered on a human readable display unit for instructing an operator actions to take for coupling the loader with the work vehicle.