Brendan W Mccarthy

US Patent:

20190038960, Feb 7, 2019

Filed:

Nov 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

16/068526

Inventors:

- Diepoldsau, CH
Aleksander Valdis VELDE - Taringa, QLD, AU
Donald John HILL - Coorparoo, QLD, AU
Brendan Paul MCCARTHY - Willowbrook IL, US
Mathias WÄCKERLIN - Altstätten, CH
Patrick SPECKER - Altstätten, CH
Mario HUTTER - Berneck, CH

International Classification:

A63C 19/06
B05B 12/12
B05B 12/34
B05B 13/00
G01S 19/14
E01C 23/22
E01C 23/16

Abstract:

It is suggested to provide a line marking device having a GNSS receiver or prism for a robotic total station. The line marking device further has at least one spray nozzle and a comparator adapted to compare a detected location to a predetermined pattern. The comparator calculates a location and/or a direction error. Further the line marking device has a prompting device for providing steering information to a user. The provided information is the location and/or direction error. The at least one spray nozzle and the GNSS receiver or the prism are in a fixed spatial relation to a connecting element, which is connected or connectable to an unmovable receiving element of a cart.

US Patent:

20170357262, Dec 14, 2017

Filed:

Jun 10, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/179753

Inventors:

- New Holland PA, US
- Mendon UT, US
Brendan Paul McCarthy - Willowbrook IL, US
Brian Robert Ray - Chicago IL, US
Nathan Eric Bunderson - Providence UT, US
Robert Dean Ashby - Collinston UT, US
John Arthur Mitsuru Petersen - Providence UT, US
Daniel John Morwood - Petersboro UT, US
Bret Todd Turpin - Wellsville UT, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/02
G01S 19/13

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.

US Patent:

20170308091, Oct 26, 2017

Filed:

Jul 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/648672

Inventors:

- New Holland PA, US
- Mendon UT, US
Brian Robert Ray - Chicago IL, US
Peter John Dix - Naperville IL, US
Brendan Paul McCarthy - Willowbrook IL, US
Bret Todd Turpin - Wellsville UT, US
Brett McClelland - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/02
A01B 69/04
A01B 79/00
B60K 35/00

Abstract:

A method includes generating a non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path for an agricultural vehicle, wherein the non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path includes a plurality of initial segments that are curved or straight, adding at least one continuity segment between each of the plurality of initial segments, wherein the at least one continuity segment includes a clothoid segment, and the initial segments and the at least one continuity segment combine to form a continuous curvature end-of-row turn path, determining, via an iterative process, a maximum drivable speed based on a minimum speed and a target speed, and implementing the continuous end-of-row turn path at the maximum drivable speed.

US Patent:

20170202131, Jul 20, 2017

Filed:

Jan 14, 2016

Appl. No.:

14/995923

Inventors:

- New Holland PA, US
- Mendon UT, US
Brian Robert Ray - Chicago IL, US
Peter John Dix - Naperville IL, US
Brendan Paul McCarthy - Willowbrook IL, US
Bret Todd Turpin - Wellsville UT, US
Brett McClelland - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A01B 69/04
A01B 79/00
B60W 10/04
G01C 21/10
B60W 30/10
B60W 10/20

Abstract:

A method includes generating a non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path for an agricultural vehicle, wherein the non-continuous curvature end-of-row turn path includes a plurality of initial segments that are curved or straight, adding at least one continuity segment between each of the initial segments, wherein the at least one continuity segment is a clothoid segment, and the initial segments and the at least one continuity segment combine to form a continuous curvature end-of-row turn path, and implementing the continuous end-of-row turn path, displaying the continuous end-of-row turn path, or both.