Precision. Innovations. Solutions.

There are no one-size-fits-all answers in any business or farming operation. We understand the difference between discovering solutions and putting solutions to work. At KL Technologies, we are dedicated to linking analytics with action for guaranteed results.

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Innovation

While we focus on precision agriculture, we create technological solutions and data driven systems that lead to cost savings, sustainability, and efficiency on the farm, at your business, in your development - or wherever your vision needs us to be.

Engineering

Technology changes in an instant. While KL Technologies has been around for over 25 years, we are constantly evolving. Our engineers are experts in land development, construction, and precision agriculture. We blend data with custom, creative, out-of-the-box systems and solutions for industrial and agricultural applications.

Aerial Applications

Using cutting edge drone technology, KL Technologies provides crop analysis and chemical applications with automated inspection and mapping. This provides environmentally conscious and efficiently targeted applications to reduce waste, over spraying, and drift. Because we can specifically target our applications and reduce waste, typical aerial application costs are cut, which saves producers money on their crop spraying.

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Patents

Our railroad safety patents are used to prevent deadly and costly train derailments. We created a navigation system for a rail vehicle which senses the attitude and position of the rail vehicle in real time, stores those values and locates hazardous spots along the tracks.

Our patent for navigation and guidance system for land-based vehicles was instrumental in the creation of auto-steering, which global brands such as John Deere, Garmin, Ag Leader, and others can rely on as a foundation for their systems still in use today.

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GPS Navigation

Navigation/guidance system for a land-based vehicle

Patent number: 5928309

Abstract: A navigation/guidance system uses a dead reckoning navigator with periodic GPS fixes to correct the drift of the inertial system. The navigation system primarily uses speed sensed by Doppler radar and attitude and heading sensed by a set of gyros. The navigation system uses various processes to compensate for any sensor errors. The system uses attitude data to compensate for GPS lever arm errors. The system can be used on a land-based vehicle to economically and accurately provide navigation data.


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Grant

Date Filed

February 5, 1996

Date of Patent

July 27, 1999

Inventors

Kelvin Korver, Wesley Hawkinson, Donovan Boedigheimer

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Railroad Systems

Apparatus and method for improving the safety of railroad systems

Patent number: 5986547

An apparatus and method for improving the safety of railroad systems of the present invention includes a system for navigating a railroad vehicle over railroad tracks. An attitude sensor is used to dynamically sense the attitude of the railroad vehicle as it travels over a set of railroad tracks. By sensing the attitude of the railroad vehicle, a determination of the condition of the railroad tracks can be made. The apparatus also sensed the position of the railroad vehicle in real time to correlate the sensed attitude with a precise position along the railroad tracks. The navigation system is capable of determining a highly accurate position of the vehicle in real time. The position of the vehicle is also used to navigate the railroad vehicle.


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Grant

Date Filed

March 3, 1997

Date of Patent

November 16, 1999

Inventors

Kelvin Korver, Wesley Hawkinson, Donovan Boedigheimer

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Railroad Systems

Apparatus and method for improving the safety of railroad systems

Patent number: 6373403

Abstract: An apparatus and method for improving the safety of railroad systems of the present invention includes a system for navigating a railroad vehicle over railroad tracks. An attitude sensor is used to dynamically sense the attitude of the railroad vehicle as it travels over a set of railroad tracks. By sensing the attitude of the railroad vehicle, a determination of the condition of the railroad tracks can be made. The apparatus also sensed the position of the railroad vehicle in real time to correlate the sensed attitude with a precise position along the railroad tracks. The navigation system is capable of determining a highly accurate position of the vehicle in real time. The position of the vehicle is also used to navigate the railroad vehicle.


Type

Grant

Date Filed

November 5, 1999

Date of Patent

April 16, 2002

Inventors

Kelvin Korver, Wesley Hawkinson, Donovan Boedigheimer

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