Patent ID: 11926988
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method of positioning a blade with respect to a work vehicle having an operator control to position the blade, the blade including a central portion and an adjustable wing, the method comprising:
receiving a blade positioning signal from an operator control;
identifying a wing position of the wing when inclined with respect to the central portion of the blade based on the blade positioning signal received from the operator control;
identifying a commanded blade position based on the blade positioning signal received from the operator control; and
automatically adjusting a pitch of the blade based on the wing position when inclined and the commanded blade position, wherein the automatically adjusting the pitch of the blade aligns a cutting edge of the wing and a cutting edge of the central portion of the blade substantially along a plane.