UNMANNED TRACTION AND POWER MODULE FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AND METHOD FOR ITS AGGREGATION WITH AGRICULTURAL MACHINES Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A01B51/02 A01B59/04 A01B63/22 A01B69/04 B62D49/06 B25J5/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: unmanned traction-energy module for agricultural purposes, equipped to agricultural machines, contains a supporting platform (1), a propulsion unit (3) with a drive (4), a unit for changing the direction of movement of the platform, an energy unit (2), a fuel unit and communications between them, an unit control unit, information communication unit between modules, sensors for the amount of energy and fuel, a docking and exchange unit for exchanging energy with docked devices, a sensor for determining the position of the platform relative to the plantation, a control device and a device for monitoring the condition of the plantation, each of which includes a control unit and a communication centre, a plantation condition monitoring device with a plantation condition sensor. The unit for changing the direction of movement is equipped with a rotating platform (5) located above the supporting platform (1), installed with the ability to rotate in the horizontal plane by 360° relative to the centre of the supporting platform (1). The docking and exchange unit is equipped with a coupling device (11) connected to the rotating platform (5) using at least two hydraulic or electric cylinders (8 and 13) with the ability to change its position relative to the rotating platform (5) in the vertical plane. A method for aggregating at least one unmanned traction and power module for agricultural purposes with agricultural machines, in which at least two unmanned traction and power modules for agricultural purposes are connected to the frame (25) of the agricultural machine with coupling devices (11).

EFFECT: design is simplified, and the metal consumption of agricultural units is reduced, their productivity is increased, energy consumption for technological operations is reduced, the cost of work is reduced, the specific pressure on the soil is reduced, in particular when performing row-crop work, and the level of unification of traction and power means for agricultural purposes and units with them is increased.

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