Case New Holland (CNH) is considered a leader in the agricultural and construction equipment industry with more than 11,000 dealers stretched throughout 160 countries. The combination of heritage Case and New Holland designs coupled with the innovative needs of the future has led CNH to strive to develop new products on the cutting edge of technology.

CNH has come to the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) department at Oklahoma State University (OSU) to further produce ground-breaking solutions for their unique engineering design challenges.

The problem at hand is to design and employ a three point hitch controller in order to maintain user defined implement position with reference to machine. The design should involve minimal change to the existing unit while functioning in an ergonomic fashion. Addition to machine cost must be held considerably lower than currently optional laser guided control system.

Team Nexus will attempt to solve the problem by selecting a controlling mechanism to regulate position of the three point hitch in order to further the capabilities and performance of the 570 MXT Loader Tractor.