Patents by Inventor Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen 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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Patent number: 11497157Abstract: An agricultural work system for optimizing agricultural work flows has at least one agricultural work unit and a plurality of functional units, each having a control device for controlling the respective functional unit based on a stored set of rules. The agricultural work system has a central pattern recognition system which stores at least one agricultural work situation as a situation pattern. Work situation-specific information is transferrable to the pattern recognition system which identifies a stored work situation and the associated situation pattern based on the obtained information and transmits meta-information (M) characterizing the identified work situation to the functional units. The pattern recognition system and/or the control devices coordinate the cooperation of those functional units which work together in the identified work situation based on the meta-information so that the control devices carry out corresponding parameter adjustments of the associated functional unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: CLAAS E-Systems GmbHInventor: Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Publication number: 20200187409Abstract: An agricultural work system for optimizing agricultural work flows has at least one agricultural work unit and a plurality of functional units, each having a control device for controlling the respective functional unit based on a stored set of rules. The agricultural work system has a central pattern recognition system which stores at least one agricultural work situation as a situation pattern. Work situation-specific information is transferrable to the pattern recognition system which identifies a stored work situation and the associated situation pattern based on the obtained information and transmits meta-information (M) characterizing the identified work situation to the functional units. The pattern recognition system and/or the control devices coordinate the cooperation of those functional units which work together in the identified work situation based on the meta-information so that the control devices carry out corresponding parameter adjustments of the associated functional unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: CLAAS E-Systems GmbHInventor: Lars Peter MEYER ZU HELLIGEN
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Patent number: 9433140Abstract: A device for visualizing control operations of an agricultural working machine includes a visualization device that visualizes at least one driving path to be traveled is assigned to the agricultural working machine. Control operations are stored in graphic images and the graphic images are displayed in the visualization device along the driving path to be traveled in the order in which they are carried out, to maintain an operator in an informed state with respect to the control processes that are taking place.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: CLAAS E-Systems KGaA mbH & Co KGInventors: Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Kalle Weiland
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Publication number: 20150285647Abstract: A planning system for planning fieldwork for an agricultural working machine includes a display unit and a data processing unit for processing field-specific data. The data processing unit is programmed to derive at least one reference object from the field-specific data by use an algorithm stored in the data processing unit and to display the at least one reference object on the display unit. At least one reference object is selectable as input information for a working plan for a field by an operator of the planning system. On a basis of the selected at least one reference object, a working plan for the agricultural working machine is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Lars Peter Meyer zu Helligen, Kalle Weiland
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Publication number: 20130103269Abstract: A device for visualizing control operations of an agricultural working machine includes a visualization device that visualizes at least one driving path to be traveled is assigned to the agricultural working machine. Control operations are stored in graphic images and the graphic images are displayed in the visualization device along the driving path to be traveled in the order in which they are carried out, to maintain an operator in an informed state with respect to the control processes that are taking place.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Kalle Weiland
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Patent number: 8428830Abstract: An agricultural working vehicle has a plurality of working assemblies, at least one control unit for influencing the setting parameters of the working assemblies, a memory unit, and at least one display unit, and it is configured such that even an untrained operator may optimize the setting parameters of the working assemblies in a rapid, reliable manner. An expected change in the function and/or the working result of individual working assemblies or a plurality of working assemblies is depicted in the display unit in a manner that depends on how an operator influences individual setting parameters of the working assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Norbert Diekhans, Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Patent number: 8170785Abstract: For creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems for working a territory, the machine systems include route planning data determination devices and they exchange data with each other and, based on exchanged route planning data, one shared route plan is created for the particular territory. For controlling a group of agricultural working machine systems while it works a territory, one shared route plan—which has been created accordingly—is used, and a route planning system is provided for creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems to be used to work a territory.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Norbert Diekhans, Jochen Huster, Andreas Brunnert, Lars-Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Patent number: 8046139Abstract: For controlling several agricultural machine systems during operation on a territory, based on a reference line, an optimized route for working the territory is determined for the particular machine system, and the particular machine system is driven along this route. The reference line is determined by recording a reference path that was driven along with a first machine system, and the first machine system is controlled based on this reference line with consideration for the working conditions of the first machine system. This reference line is also transmitted by the first machine system to at least one second machine system, which is controlled based on this reference line of the first machine system and with consideration for the working conditions of the second machine system. A corresponding control system for controlling several agricultural machine systems during operation of a territory is also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Norbert Diekhans, Jochen Huster, Andreas Brunnert, Lars-Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Patent number: 7729834Abstract: A route planning system for agricultural working machines with a defined working width assigned to the agricultural working machine to generate driving routes in a territory includes a navigation module configured to generate the driving routes and having at least one automatic driving mode and at least one recording mode, such that said at least one automatic driving mode and the at least one recording mode are activatable independently of each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Norbert Diekhans, Andreas Brunnert, Ingo Beermann
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Publication number: 20090088932Abstract: An agricultural working vehicle has a plurality of working assemblies, at least one control unit for influencing the setting parameters of the working assemblies, a memory unit, and at least one display unit, and it is configured such that even an untrained operator may optimize the setting parameters of the working assemblies in a rapid, reliable manner. An expected change in the function and/or the working result of individual working assemblies or a plurality of working assemblies is depicted in the display unit in a manner that depends on how an operator influences individual setting parameters of the working assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Norbert Diekhans, Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Patent number: 7502678Abstract: For controlling an agricultural machine system while it works a territory, which a route (R) is created for the machine system, which includes working tracks (FN) along which the machine system is driven while the territory (S) is being worked, and which includes headland tracks (FV), along which the machine system is driven when it travels from one working track (FN) to the next working track (FN) to be driven along. The machine system automatically processes a sequence of headland working steps at the end of one working track (FN) and/or while a subsequent headland track (FV) is being driven along, and/or at the beginning of a subsequent working track (FN). The sequence of headland working steps is updated and carried out dynamically depending on the current position of the machine system and depending on the next working track (FN) to be driven along. A related automatic control system for controlling an agricultural machine system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Norbert Diekhans, Andreas Brunnert, Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Gerhard Nienaber
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Publication number: 20090037059Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for agricultural working vehicles with at least two sensor systems which generate sensor signals (A, B), wherein the sensor signals (A, B) are vehicle-dependent or dependent on the crop characteristics or a combination of both. The object of this invention is to develop a control system for agricultural working vehicles in such a manner that a suitable fusion of the sensor signals (A, B) of the sensor systems is achieved, in particular. This object is achieved according to the invention in that at least one first and at least one second sensor signal processing algorithm (I,II,III,IV,V) is provided in the control system, and in that a selection is made as to which sensor signal processing algorithm (I,II,III,IV,V) is to be used as a function of at least one characteristic parameter (P).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Jochen Huster, Jens Moeller, Norbert Diekhans, Ludger Autermann, Gerhard Nienaber, Peter Hieronymus, Andreas Wilken, Christoph Pein, Lars-Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Tommy Madsen, Kristian Kirk, Rufus Blas
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Publication number: 20070282523Abstract: In a method and a device for visualizing the movement of a vehicle, the vehicle includes at least one display unit coupled with a control and evaluation unit, and the control and evaluation unit is coupled with at least one track-following system for guiding the vehicle along driving routes, and the control and evaluation unit detects at least one characteristic orientation parameter that describes the orientation of the vehicle, and the control and evaluation unit—with consideration for the at least one characteristic orientation parameter of the vehicle—determines a virtual future driving track of the vehicle and this virtual future driving track is visualized in the display unit. In this manner, the operator of the vehicle obtains information about, at the least, which future driving track his vehicle will move on if the current vehicle orientation is maintained, and with consideration for characteristic parameters of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Norbert Diekhans, Andreas Brunnert, Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Gerhard Nienaber
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Publication number: 20070255470Abstract: For controlling an agricultural machine system while it works a territory, which a route (R) is created for the machine system, which includes working tracks (FN) along which the machine system is driven while the territory (S) is being worked, and which includes headland tracks (FV), along which the machine system is driven when it travels from one working track (FN) to the next working track (FN) to be driven along. The machine system automatically processes a sequence of headland working steps at the end of one working track (FN) and/or while a subsequent headland track (FV) is being driven along, and/or at the beginning of a subsequent working track (FN). The sequence of headland working steps is updated and carried out dynamically depending on the current position of the machine system and depending on the next working track (FN) to be driven along. A related automatic control system for controlling an agricultural machine system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Inventors: Norbert Diekhans, Andreas Brunnert, Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen, Gerhard Nienaber
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Publication number: 20070233374Abstract: For creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems for working a territory, the machine systems include route planning data determination devices and they exchange data with each other and, based on exchanged route planning data, one shared route plan is created for the particular territory. For controlling a group of agricultural working machine systems while it works a territory, one shared route plan—which has been created accordingly—is used, and a route planning system is provided for creating a route plan for a group of agricultural working machine systems to be used to work a territory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Norbert Diekhans, Jochen Huster, Andreas Brunnert, Lars-Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Publication number: 20070233348Abstract: For controlling several agricultural machine systems during operation on a territory, based on a reference line, an optimized route for working the territory is determined for the particular machine system, and the particular machine system is driven along this route. The reference line is determined by recording a reference path that was driven along with a first machine system, and the first machine system is controlled based on this reference line with consideration for the working conditions of the first machine system. This reference line is also transmitted by the first machine system to at least one second machine system, which is controlled based on this reference line of the first machine system and with consideration for the working conditions of the second machine system. A corresponding control system for controlling several agricultural machine systems during operation of a territory is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Norbert Diekhans, Jochen Huster, Andreas Brunnert, Lars-Peter Meyer Zu Helligen
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Publication number: 20070168116Abstract: A route planning system for agricultural working machines with a defined working width assigned to the agricultural working machine to generate driving routes in a territory includes a navigation module configured to generate the driving routes and having at least one automatic driving mode and at least one recording mode, such that said at least one automatic driving mode and the at least one recording mode are activatable independently of each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Lars Peter Meyer zu Helligen, Norbert Diekhans, Andreas Brunnert, Ingo Beermann