Patents by Inventor Brett Carson McClelland

Brett Carson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230320251
    Abstract: A condition verification system for an agricultural system includes a sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a position of a ground engaging tool of the agricultural system relative to soil. The condition verification system also includes a controller having a memory and a processor, in which the controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to receive the sensor signal from the sensor, determine whether the ground engaging tool is engaged with the soil based on the position of the ground engaging tool, and terminate or block initiation of at least one control action of a speed control system of the agricultural system and/or a steering control system of the agricultural system in response to determining the ground engaging tool is engaged with the soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Brett Carson McClelland
  • Publication number: 20230004161
    Abstract: A control system for an autonomous work vehicle includes a controller configured to obtain map data for an area that the autonomous work vehicle is traversing, wherein the map data includes mapped landmarks. The controller is configured to determine a current position of the autonomous work vehicle in the area based on feedback from at least a first sensor and to determine a distance between a landmark in the area from the autonomous work vehicle based on feedback from at least a second sensor and the current position of the autonomous work vehicle. The controller is configured to determine a difference between the distance and an estimated distance between the autonomous work vehicle and the landmark based on the map data and the current position of the autonomous work vehicle. The controller is configured to determine whether the landmark is accurately mapped in the map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Brett Carson McClelland
  • Patent number: 10966071
    Abstract: A control system of a first agricultural system includes a first controller having a processor and a memory. The first controller is configured to instruct a display to present a map of a work area, in which the map includes a selectable icon corresponding to a second agricultural system, and the selectable icon is positioned at a location on the map corresponding to a position of the second agricultural system within the work area. The first controller is also configured to receive selection of the selectable icon, to output a request to pair with the second agricultural system in response to receiving the selection, and to pair the first agricultural system with the second agricultural system in response to receiving a pairing confirmation from the second agricultural system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Yaseen Suleman, Brett Carson McClelland
  • Patent number: 10826167
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a body having at least one fender positioned over at least one wheel or track of the off-road vehicle. The at least one wheel or track is configured to engage a ground surface. The off-road vehicle also includes at least one spatial locating antenna positioned beneath the at least one fender. A top side of the at least one fender is positioned above the at least one spatial locating antenna relative to the ground surface, and the top side extends beyond a lateral extent and a longitudinal extent of the at least one spatial locating antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Foster, Frank George Rabusic, Eric Michael Jacobsthal, Frank Zsigmond Asztalos, Brett Carson McClelland, Matthew Huenemann, John Henry Posselius, Dwayne St. George Jackson, John Bradley Lukac, Bret Todd Turpin
  • Patent number: 10721306
    Abstract: A control system for a first agricultural vehicle includes a first transceiver that communicatively couples to a second transceiver of a second agricultural vehicle via a communication network. The control system further includes a first controller communicatively coupled to the first transceiver, such that the first controller includes a processor and a memory device storing instructions thereon that when executed cause the processor to establish a first team that is accessible by the second agricultural vehicle, cause the second agricultural vehicle to join the first team upon receipt of a first signal from the second agricultural vehicle, such that the first signal is indicative of login credentials, and enable communication between the first agricultural vehicle and the second agricultural vehicle via the communication network to facilitate coordination between the first and second agricultural vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Brett Carson McClelland, Yaseen Suleman
  • Publication number: 20200178049
    Abstract: A control system of a first agricultural system includes a first controller having a processor and a memory. The first controller is configured to instruct a display to present a map of a work area, in which the map includes a selectable icon corresponding to a second agricultural system, and the selectable icon is positioned at a location on the map corresponding to a position of the second agricultural system within the work area. The first controller is also configured to receive selection of the selectable icon, to output a request to pair with the second agricultural system in response to receiving the selection, and to pair the first agricultural system with the second agricultural system in response to receiving a pairing confirmation from the second agricultural system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Yaseen Suleman, Brett Carson McClelland
  • Publication number: 20200133262
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to instruct a user interface to present graphical representations of a set of zones on a display of the user interface. The set of zones is formed within a bounding shape of a storage compartment, and the zones do not overlap one another. In addition, the controller is configured to receive a signal from the user interface indicative of a selected zone of the set of zones, and to engage product flow from a conveyor outlet to the storage compartment while the conveyor outlet is within the selected zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yaseen Suleman, Brett Carson McClelland, Andrew Berridge, Cory Buchs
  • Publication number: 20200128738
    Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller configured to calibrate alignment of a conveyor outlet of the work vehicle with a storage compartment by establishing a bounding rectangle having a first corner at a first point on the storage compartment and a second corner at a second point on the storage compartment, diagonally opposite the first point, establishing multiple zones within the bounding rectangle, in which the zones do not overlap one another, and outputting a zone signal indicative of a selected zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yaseen Suleman, Brett Carson McClelland, John Joseph Kelley
  • Publication number: 20200050205
    Abstract: A controller receives a first set of data indicative of a previously generated map of a work area, such that the previously generated map includes a previous position for each of the previously mapped features within the work area; receives a second set of data indicative of a present position for each of the present features in the work area; match the present features to the previous mapped features to determine at least one offset; determines a percentage of offsets; selectively shifts the previously generated map to establish an updated map of the work area in response to the percentage of offsets exceeding a threshold percentage; and selectively shifts the previously mapped features to establish the updated map in response to the previously mapped features being offset by more than a threshold distance and the percentage of offsets being less than the first threshold percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Brett Carson McClelland
  • Publication number: 20190268417
    Abstract: A control system for a first agricultural vehicle includes a first transceiver that communicatively couples to a second transceiver of a second agricultural vehicle via a communication network. The control system further includes a first controller communicatively coupled to the first transceiver, such that the first controller includes a processor and a memory device storing instructions thereon that when executed cause the processor to establish a first team that is accessible by the second agricultural vehicle, cause the second agricultural vehicle to join the first team upon receipt of a first signal from the second agricultural vehicle, such that the first signal is indicative of login credentials, and enable communication between the first agricultural vehicle and the second agricultural vehicle via the communication network to facilitate coordination between the first and second agricultural vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Brett Carson McClelland, Yaseen Suleman
  • Publication number: 20190097310
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a body having at least one fender positioned over at least one wheel or track of the off-road vehicle. The at least one wheel or track is configured to engage a ground surface. The off-road vehicle also includes at least one spatial locating antenna positioned beneath the at least one fender. A top side of the at least one fender is positioned above the at least one spatial locating antenna relative to the ground surface, and the top side extends beyond a lateral extent and a longitudinal extent of the at least one spatial locating antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Foster, Frank George Rabusic, Eric Michael Jacobsthal, Frank Zsigmond Asztalos, Brett Carson McClelland, Matthew Huenemann, John Henry Posselius, Dwayne St. George Jackson, John Bradley Lukac, Bret Todd Turpin
  • Patent number: 10212400
    Abstract: A controller for a work vehicle includes a processor and a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory device stores instructions that cause the processor to receive a first signal from an image capturing device, such that the first signal is indicative of image data associated with an environment of the work vehicle. Furthermore, the memory device stores instructions that may cause the processor to associate the first signal with a corresponding position of the work vehicle to generate a video log in response to a triggering event, such that the video log has a duration between a first time and a second time, and the triggering event includes a command to stop the work vehicle, a command to start a mission, a command to end a mission, a user input to override an autonomous command, a user input to override a highly automated command, detection of an obstacle, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Carson McClelland, Christopher Alan Foster, Taylor Chad Bybee, Bret Todd Turpin, James Patrick Yonk, Lyle Shawn Frisby
  • Patent number: 10153543
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a body having at least one fender positioned over at least one wheel or track of the off-road vehicle. The at least one wheel or track is configured to engage a ground surface. The off-road vehicle also includes at least one spatial locating antenna positioned beneath the at least one fender. A top side of the at least one fender is positioned above the at least one spatial locating antenna relative to the ground surface, and the top side extends beyond a lateral extent and a longitudinal extent of the at least one spatial locating antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Foster, Frank George Rabusic, Eric Michael Jacobsthal, Frank Zsigmond Asztalos, Brett Carson McClelland, Matthew Huenemann, John Henry Posselius, Dwayne St. George Jackson, John Bradley Lukac, Bret Todd Turpin
  • Publication number: 20180316895
    Abstract: A controller for a work vehicle includes a processor and a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory device stores instructions that cause the processor to receive a first signal from an image capturing device, such that the first signal is indicative of image data associated with an environment of the work vehicle. Furthermore, the memory device stores instructions that may cause the processor to associate the first signal with a corresponding position of the work vehicle to generate a video log in response to a triggering event, such that the video log has a duration between a first time and a second time, and the triggering event includes a command to stop the work vehicle, a command to start a mission, a command to end a mission, a user input to override an autonomous command, a user input to override a highly automated command, detection of an obstacle, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Brett Carson McClelland, Christopher Alan Foster, Taylor Chad Bybee, Bret Todd Turpin, James Patrick Yonk, Lyle Shawn Frisby
  • Patent number: 10031525
    Abstract: A swath tracking system for an off-road vehicle includes a control system with a processor and a memory. The control system is configured to receive a plurality of vehicle location points and a current vehicle state, wherein the current vehicle state comprises a current vehicle location, generate a planned vehicle path through one or more of the plurality of vehicle location points, generate a correction path from the current vehicle location to a point along the planned vehicle path ahead of the current vehicle location along a direction of travel, generate a blended path by blending the planned vehicle path and the correction path based at least in part on an assigned weight, wherein the assigned weight is based at least in part on a heading error, a distance between the current vehicle location and the planned path, or a combination thereof, and guide the off-road vehicle along the blended path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter John Dix, Brett Carson McClelland, Brendan Paul McCarthy, Brian Robert Ray, Nathan Eric Bunderson, Robert Dean Ashby, John Arthur Mitsuru Petersen, Daniel John Morwood, Bret Todd Turpin
  • Publication number: 20170358852
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a body having at least one fender positioned over at least one wheel or track of the off-road vehicle. The at least one wheel or track is configured to engage a ground surface. The off-road vehicle also includes at least one spatial locating antenna positioned beneath the at least one fender. A top side of the at least one fender is positioned above the at least one spatial locating antenna relative to the ground surface, and the top side extends beyond a lateral extent and a longitudinal extent of the at least one spatial locating antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Foster, Frank George Rabusic, Eric Michael Jacobsthal, Frank Zsigmond Asztalos, Brett Carson McClelland, Matthew Huenemann, John Henry Posselius, Dwayne St. George Jackson, John Bradley Lukac, Bret Todd Turpin
  • Publication number: 20170357262
    Abstract: A swath tracking system for an off-road vehicle includes a control system with a processor and a memory. The control system is configured to receive a plurality of vehicle location points and a current vehicle state, wherein the current vehicle state comprises a current vehicle location, generate a planned vehicle path through one or more of the plurality of vehicle location points, generate a correction path from the current vehicle location to a point along the planned vehicle path ahead of the current vehicle location along a direction of travel, generate a blended path by blending the planned vehicle path and the correction path based at least in part on an assigned weight, wherein the assigned weight is based at least in part on a heading error, a distance between the current vehicle location and the planned path, or a combination thereof, and guide the off-road vehicle along the blended path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Peter John Dix, Brett Carson McClelland, Brendan Paul McCarthy, Brian Robert Ray, Nathan Eric Bunderson, Robert Dean Ashby, John Arthur Mitsuru Petersen, Daniel John Morwood, Bret Todd Turpin
  • Publication number: 20170339821
    Abstract: A method for controlling an agricultural vehicle includes receiving, via a processor, a first signal from a user interface indicative of a value of at least one parameter. The method also includes determining, via the processor, a path of the agricultural vehicle toward a guidance swath based at least in part on the at least one parameter. In addition, the method includes outputting, via the processor, a second signal to a display of the user interface indicative of instructions to present a graphical representation of the path of the agricultural vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes controlling the agricultural vehicle, via the processor, based at least in part on the at least one parameter upon receiving at least a third signal from the user interface indicative of acceptance of the value of the at least one parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Robert Ray, Brett Carson McClelland, Peter John Dix, Nathan Eric Bunderson
  • Patent number: 9826673
    Abstract: A method for controlling an agricultural vehicle includes receiving, via a processor, a first signal from a user interface indicative of a value of at least one parameter. The method also includes determining, via the processor, a path of the agricultural vehicle toward a guidance swath based at least in part on the at least one parameter. In addition, the method includes outputting, via the processor, a second signal to a display of the user interface indicative of instructions to present a graphical representation of the path of the agricultural vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes controlling the agricultural vehicle, via the processor, based at least in part on the at least one parameter upon receiving at least a third signal from the user interface indicative of acceptance of the value of the at least one parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Robert Ray, Brett Carson McClelland, Peter John Dix, Nathan Eric Bunderson