Patent ID: 9326443
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A01B,A01D

Claim Text:
1. An arrangement for the automatic transfer of agricultural crops from a harvesting machine to a transport vehicle with a transfer device of the harvesting machine, the transfer device being adapted and operated to discharge crops from the harvesting machine into a loading container of the transport vehicle, the arrangement having: an image capture device of the harvesting machine, being adapted and operated to optically detect one or more features of the transport vehicle; and, a computer, which, with a transfer of signals, is connected to the image capture device and programmed to control at least one actuator to at least one of adjust the transfer device relative to the harvesting machine and change the position of the loading container relative to the harvesting machine on the basis of signals of the image capture device in such a way that the crops arrive at the loading container; wherein the computer is programmed, with the use of the signals of the image capture device, to continuously set up a virtual movement model of the loading container, and in the case that the signals of the image capture device are no longer sufficient to recognize the transport vehicle because of an impairment of the visibility conditions, to control the actuator with the aid of extrapolated data for an expected position of the loading container derived from the movement model, until after a specific time period has elapsed since the last virtual movement model was set up, then the automatic transfer discontinues and an error message is given for the operator to undertake manual control.