Patent ID: 8688331

Claim:
A combination implement and system for providing height change commands for said implement, said combination comprising: an implement comprising a plurality of sections with adjacent sections movably connected to one another about pivot points, the system comprising: a plurality of actuators configured to move said plurality of implement sections so that adjacent sections pivot with respect to each other; a height control module configured to interact with a computer, and configured to receive topographical data and provide a virtual field map based on said topographical data, wherein said height control module generates forward view polygons for each section of said implement based on said virtual field map, determines if the height of one or more of the plurality of sections is to be changed, and generates height change commands for each section of said implement based on said forward view polygons; and an implement control unit configured to receive said height change commands for each section of said implement and actuate said plurality of actuators in response to said height change commands to control movement of the plurality of sections of said implement such that at least one sections is manipulated a different amount than another section in response to the generated forward view polygons.