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An adjusting device for a sensor unit mounted on a field machine, or a harvester or tractor, and an associated method for positioning the field machine and sensor unit for locating a working edge of a field. The sensor unit can be mounted on a cutter bar assembly of a field machine via a supporting

An adjusting device for a sensor unit mounted on a field machine, or a harvester or tractor, and an associated method for positioning the field machine and sensor unit for locating a working edge of a field. The sensor unit can be mounted on a cutter bar assembly of a field machine via a supporting arm. The sensor unit may be adjusted horizontally or vertically. The sensor produces a signal that is communicated to a steering control unit to guide the field machine along the working edge of the field. The position or alignment of the sensor unit relative to a working edge of the field may be indicated on a two-dimensional display.

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1. A method for guiding a field machine in relation to a working edge of a field, comprising the steps of:producing a signal from a sensor unit mounted on the field machine, wherein the sensor unit is automatically adjusted to a reference setting, said signal providing information about the location

1. A method for guiding a field machine in relation to a working edge of a field, comprising the steps of:producing a signal from a sensor unit mounted on the field machine, wherein the sensor unit is automatically adjusted to a reference setting, said signal providing information about the location of the working edge of the field; conveying said signal to a steering control unit in said field machine; processing the signal in said control unit to produce a control command; and controlling the field machine along the working edge of the field in response to the command produced by the steering control unit.