Case IH has won a Gold medal in the 2011 Sima Show Innovation Awards for a new automatic vehicle-to-vehicle synchronisation solution that expands the company’s Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) portfolio.
The V2V synchronisation technology co-ordinates the movement of two vehicles at work. To boost efficiency of harvesting operations using a master-and-slave approach, the combine becomes the central master and takes control of the tractors/grain carts.
Central to the system is a wireless connection, which is used to manage data exchange between vehicles. The combine takes control and dictates forward speed, vehicle alignment and direction of travel to the tractor when it enters the system’s active zone. The driver of the combine is then able to monitor the unloading and status of the grain cart.
The main advantage of this system is consistent and repeatable unloading on-the-go during harvesting as the individual tractors/grain carts arrive at the combine. Even with unskilled operators, it is possible to perfectly fill trailers and avoid spilling the valuable crop over the edge of the cart/trailer. The system eliminates the risk of tractor and combine collisions due to precise vehicle alignment and reduces operator stress and errors.
“The V2V system lets you synchronise unloading operations in real-time, increasing efficiency a stage further,” Case IH director of marketing Sylvain Blaise said. “And that is just the beginning of this very promising development.”
The new Case IH Vehicle to Vehicle technology will make its world debut at Sima 2011.
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