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1.16.25
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U.S. Patent No.12,188,207 entitled “System and Method for Terrain Based Control of Self-Propelled Work Vehicles” issued January 7, 2025 to Deere & Company of Moline, Illinois. Invented by Madeline T. Oglesby of Abury, Iowa; Dipankar D. Dongare of Dombivali, India; Dnyaneshwar J. Jagtap of Dhule, India; Rushikesh R. Jadhav of Parbhani, India; Tejal Bhardwaj of Kharar, India; Jeremiah Wickersheim of Dubuque, Iowa; Giovanni A. Wuisan of Epworth, Iowa and Todd F. Velde also of Dubuque, Iowa. Abstract: A terrain-based travel assist system and method are provided for stability control in a self-propelled work vehicle such as an excavator comprising ground engaging units and at least one work implement configured for controllably working terrain. Upon selecting or determining a travel mode for the work vehicle, the respective predetermined target positions and/or operations of the at least one work implement are retrieved from data storage, corresponding to the determined travel mode. Feedback signals are received from sensors corresponding to respective current positions and/or operations of the at least one implement, and in some embodiments to a vehicle speed. Control signals are generated for automatically controlling the at least one work implement to the respective predetermined target positions and/or through the respective operations, responsive to the determined travel mode and the received feedback signals.
U.S. Patent No. 12,187,352 entitled “Construction Machine” issued January 7, 2025 to Wirtgen GmbH of Windhagen, Germany. Invented by Frank Jung of Königswinter, Germany and Willi Preis of Bad Honnef, Germany. Abstract: In a construction machine (1) for working a ground pavement, comprising a machine frame (5) supported by travelling devices (3), an operator platform (11) arranged on the machine frame (5), and a protective canopy (13), adjustable in height by means of a telescopic guide unit (2), arranged on the operator platform (11), wherein the telescopic guide unit (2) comprises at least one first telescopic element (4) and one second telescopic element (6), wherein the first telescopic element (4) is at least partially guidable in the second telescopic element (6), at least one driving device (10) for moving the protective canopy (13) up and down by means of moving the first telescopic element (4) relative to the second telescopic element (6), it is provided that at least one recess (14) in the first telescopic element (4) and at least one latching element (12) are provided, wherein the latching element (12) is arranged to pivot about a pivoting axis (16) on the second telescopic element (6) and is shaped in such a fashion that, by means of moving the first telescopic element (4) relative to the second telescopic element (6) in a first direction (B), a first part (18) of the latching element (12) is pivotable into the recess (14) and a second part (20) of the latching element (12) presses against the outer side (22) of the first telescopic element (4) from outside.