AGCO Corporation
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BALE LOCATION AND ORIENTATION

Abstract:

A system (26, 48) includes a mobile baling mechanism (18, 20) for creating a bale (10, 12, 62, 88) of agricultural product and placing the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) on a ground surface, and one or more computing devices (28, 54) for automatically determining a location and an orientation of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) on the ground surface. The orientation of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) may include a position of a horizontal axis of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) about a vertical axis of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88), a pitch of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88), a roll of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88), or a combination thereof.