Patent ID: 9532504
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A01D,B60R,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a position of a discharge spout of a forage harvester to distribute material into a container of a transfer vehicle comprising the steps of: a. positioning the discharge spout for unloading material into the container; b. showing a visual alignment indicator on a display unit of the forage harvester; c. aligning the visual alignment indicator with a predetermined location of the container shown on the display unit of the forage harvester; d. actuating the discharge spout based on the alignment of the visual alignment indicator to align the discharge spout with the predetermined location of the container during material unloading; e. tracking the predetermined location of the container; and f. repeating steps d and e until material unloading is terminated.