Strip tilling system
AssigneeKverneland Group Les Landes Génusson S.A.S.
InventorGuillaume Hulin
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Abstract
Various strip tilling systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the strip tilling system includes: at least one strip tilling unit having a support frame and a tilling member mounted to the support frame; a positioning system; map data relating to a field to be tilled, said map data including data identifying areas of compacted ground in the field; and a control system for adjusting the position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame, wherein said control system is arranged to receive signals from the control system, to access the map data, and to automatically adjust the position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame when the control system determines that the tilling member is located at an area of compacted ground.
Claims42
A strip tilling system comprising:
- at least one strip tilling unit having a support frame, and a tilling member mounted to the support frame;
- a positioning system;
- map data relating to a field to be tilled, said map data comprising data identifying areas of compacted ground in the field;
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- a control system for adjusting a position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame,
- wherein said control system is configured to automatically adjust the position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame when the control system determines from signals received from the positioning system, and from the map data, that the tilling member is located at an area of compacted ground, and
- wherein at least some of the areas of compacted soil in the map data relate to positions of vehicle tire tracks, and the control system is configured to adjust the position of the tilling member to increase the tilling depth when the control system determines that the tilling member is tilling on a vehicle tire track.
The strip tilling system according to 22, wherein the tilling member is mounted to at least one mounting member and is arranged to move relative to the mounting member, and wherein the fertilizer delivery device is mounted to the mounting member and is arranged to move relative to the mounting member.
A method for strip tilling comprising:
- providing a strip tilling system that comprises:
- at least one strip tilling unit having a support frame, and a tilling member mounted to the support frame;
- a positioning system;
- map data relating to a field to be tilled, said map data comprising data identifying areas of compacted ground in the field, wherein at least some of the areas of compacted ground in the map data relate to positions of vehicle tire tracks;
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- a control system;
- determining, with the control system, that the tilling member is located at an area of compacted ground;
- automatically adjusting, with the control system, the position of the tilling member with respect to the support frame in response to the control system determining from signals received from the positioning system, and from the map data, that the tilling member is located at an area of compacted ground;
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- automatically adjusting, with the control system, the position of the tilling member to increase the tilling depth when the control system determines that the tilling member is tilling on a vehicle tire track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.