Patent ID: 8333057

Claim:
A method for adjusting lateral tilt of a combine header comprising: coupling a plurality of ground sensors along a width of the combine header, wherein the ground sensors are disposed along a bottom portion of the combine header; configuring the ground sensors to generate a voltage based representation of the distance between each ground sensor and the ground surface; configuring a plurality of potentiometers to produce output voltages specific for each ground sensor in response to each voltage based representation received from each ground sensor; receiving, at a control system, the plurality of output voltages from the plurality of potentiometers; comparing, at the control system, the output voltages from the plurality of potentiometers to determine the distance between each ground sensor and the ground surface along the width of the combine header; determining, by the control system, at least one adjustment signal based on the comparison of output voltages; determining, by the control system, a rate for transmitting the at least one adjustment signal; transmitting, by the control system, the at least one adjustment signal at the determined rate to at least one adjustment mechanism operably connected to control system; and adjusting, by the at least one adjustment mechanism, the lateral tilt of the combine header in response to the at least one adjustment signal, such that the distance between all ground sensors and the ground surface are approximate equal thereby maintaining the combine header at a constant height about the ground surface.