Patent ID: 11965764
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. A method for unloading a payload at a loading station, comprising:
determining via a weighing device connected to a sensor system and a control unit a starting mass of the payload in a picking unit;
registering via the control unit a total target quantity representing a total payload to be unloaded at the loading station;
registering via the control unit a current total quantity representing the payload already unloaded at the loading station;
comparing via the control unit the starting mass with a first difference between the total target quantity and the current total quantity;
determining via the control unit to partially tip out the payload if the starting mass is greater than the first difference;
determining via the control unit a residual mass of the payload to remain in the picking unit based on a second difference between the starting mass and the first difference;
adjusting via the control unit a tilt angle of the picking unit to a defined starting angle;
determining via the weighing device a current mass of the payload in the picking unit when the tilt angle is less than a defined maximum tilt angle, which is less than a mechanical end stop of the picking unit;
shaking via the control unit the picking unit for a defined shaking time when the current mass is greater than a sum of the residual mass and a tolerance mass;
modifying via the control unit one or more of the defined shaking time and the tilt angle based on a third difference between the shaking mass and a defined mass limit value when the shaking mass is less than the defined mass limit value; and
determining via the control unit whether the current mass is less than or equal to the sum of the residual mass and the tolerance mass when the tilt angle is less than the defined maximum tilt angle.