Patents Assigned to KVERNELAND GROUP MECHATRONICS B.V.
  • Patent number: 11619941
    Abstract: The invention relates to controlling a driving condition for an agricultural machine having a tractor, an implement for applying materials selected from the group of granular material, liquid material, and a powder-form material, the implement carried or trailed by the tractor and comprising a supply container, an application device, and a weight sensor device having at least one weight sensor and configured to sense an empty weight and a filling weight for the supply container. A tractor implement management system is provided and is operationally connected to the weight sensor device and configured for controlling driving conditions of the tractor. The method comprises driving the tractor, measuring first weight signals, indicative of a first driving condition, providing first tractor control signals, generated in response to the first weight signals and configured to apply a first control condition to the tractor driving, for controlling the tractor driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: KVERNELAND GROUP MECHATRONICS B.V.
    Inventors: Sander Biesenbeek, Peter Van Der Vlugt
  • Patent number: 11564343
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a method for operating a user terminal (7) of an agricultural machine, comprising providing a user terminal (7) in a control system (3) of an agricultural machine, the user terminal (7) connected to a power supply and configured to transmit, through a control bus (6), control signals to functional elements (10a; 10b) of the agricultural machine; enabling operation of the user terminal (7), after a period of time the user terminal was turned-off before, comprising enabling a user control mode of operation of the user terminal (7); running software applications in the user terminal (7); enabling a display device of the user terminal (7); and enabling the control bus (6), thereby, operating the control bus (6) in a bus control mode allowing for transmission of the control signals through the control bus (6); controlling operation of one of the functional elements (10a; 10b) of the agricultural machine in the user control mode of operation; in response to a user input, generating
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KVERNELAND GROUP MECHATRONICS B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Jeroen Stravers, Ivar Jacobus Gerardus In't Veen
  • Patent number: 11233673
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a method for operating an user terminal (7) of an agricultural machine, comprising: providing a user terminal (7) in a control system (3) of an agricultural machine, the user terminal (7) connected to a power supply (13) and configured to transmit, through a control bus (6), control signals to functional elements (10a; 10b) of the agricultural machine; applying a supply power, through a supply line, to the user terminal (7) with a voltage level provided by the power supply (13), the voltage level being an normal operation voltage level; determining at least one of a turn-on state of an ignition device of the agricultural machine and a drop of the supply power provided by the power supply (13) in the supply line to a reduced voltage level which is smaller than a minimum operation voltage level, the minimum operation voltage level being equal to or smaller than the normal operation voltage level and the drop of the supply power being caused by the ignition device switching into the turn
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: KVERNELAND GROUP MECHATRONICS B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Jeroen Stravers, Ivar Jacobus Gerardus In't Veen
  • Patent number: 10743472
    Abstract: An agricultural apparatus for forming from previously-cut agricultural crop, such as grass or the like, a windrow on a field, which may comprise: a frame, crop engaging elements supported on the frame and configured to form from previously-cut agricultural crop a windrow on a field, and a control unit configured to control operation of the crop engaging elements. The control unit is further configured to provide control signals to the crop engaging elements in such a way that, in a windrow forming mode of operation, the crop engaging elements are driven to engage with the previously-cut agricultural crop, and form from the previously-cut agricultural crop the windrow which may have a snake line form on the field. Further detailed is a method for forming from previously-cut agricultural crop, such as grass or the like, a windrow on a field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Kverneland Group Mechatronics B.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Jacobs, Edgar de Bruijn
  • Patent number: 10645859
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an agricultural system having a tractor and an implement and a method of operating. A driveline is provided between a driving device (11.3) of a tractor (1) and a first functional element (12.3) of an implement (2), the driveline comprising a tractor driveline (14) and an implement driveline (17) connected through a power take-off connection (13). A driving force is provided to the first functional element (12.3) of the implement (2) through the driveline in a first mode of operation, thereby, a working tool (18) rotating in a first direction in response to the driving force. An operation problem is detected for the first functional element (12.3) by a sensor (19) provided in a tractor-implement control system. Reverse control signals are generated in a tractor controller (4) provided in the tractor-implement control system in response to the detecting of the operation problem for the first functional element (12.3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Kverneland Group Mechatronics B.V.
    Inventors: Martijn van der Bijl, Peter van der Vlugt
  • Patent number: 10588254
    Abstract: The invention refers to an agricultural system and a method of operating the system. An implement is connected to a tractor. A tractor control network (4) and an implement control network (5) are connected through a data bus (6). Control signals are transmitted over a signal line of the data bus (6). A driving power supply is provided by a tractor power supply (13) to a working unit (10b) of the implement through a driving power supply line, the tractor power supply (13) configured to provide a plurality of different driving voltages. Driving power supply control signals are received in the tractor control network (4), the driving power supply control signals being sent from the implement control network (5) over the signal line and indicating a present driving voltage. The present driving voltage is supplied over the driving power supply line to the working unit (10b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Kverneland Group Mechatronics B.V.
    Inventors: Martijn Van Der Bijl, Peter Van Der Vlugt
  • Patent number: 10580403
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of an agricultural machine and system thereof are disclosed. The method may comprise providing a portable device that has an input device, a processing unit, a storage unit, an output device, and a transceiver device configured for wireless data transmission; receiving a voice control command over a microphone device of the input device of the portable device; determining command text data from the voice control command by processing the voice control command by a speech recognition application running on the processing unit of the portable device; providing machine control signals assigned to a machine control function in a control device of an agricultural machine located remotely from the portable device; and controlling the operation of the agricultural machine according to the machine control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Kverneland Group Mechatronics B.V.
    Inventors: Peter van der Vlugt, Shay Navon
  • Publication number: 20190059200
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an agricultural system having a tractor and an implement and a method of operating. A driveline is provided between a driving device (11.3) of a tractor (1) and a first functional element (12.3) of an implement (2), the driveline comprising a tractor driveline (14) and an implement driveline (17) connected through a power take-off connection (13). A driving force is provided to the first functional element (12.3) of the implement (2) through the driveline in a first mode of operation, thereby, a working tool (18) rotating in a first direction in response to the driving force. An operation problem is detected for the first functional element (12.3) by a sensor (19) provided in a tractor-implement control system. Reverse control signals are generated in a tractor controller (4) provided in the tractor-implement control system in response to the detecting of the operation problem for the first functional element (12.3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Kverneland Group Mechatronics B.V.
    Inventors: Martijn van der Bijl, Peter van der Vlugt
  • Patent number: D749073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: KVERNELAND GROUP MECHATRONICS B.V.
    Inventor: Shay Navon