Patent ID: 9668415
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A cane harvester, comprising: a support member; a basecutter assembly carried by said support member, said basecutter assembly including a plurality of basecutter units including a first basecutter unit and a second basecutter unit, said first basecutter unit having a first set of blades and said second basecutter having a second set of blades, said first set of blades being rotatable by said first basecutter unit, said second set of blades being rotatable by said second basecutter unit, said basecutter units each including a motor; a control system coupled to the cane harvester, said control system comprising a controller configured to synchronize said first set of blades with said second set of blades by independent adjustments of each of the motors of said basecutter units; a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a position of said first set of blades; and a second sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a position of said second set of blades, said controller being configured to use said first signal or said second signal as a reference signal.