System and method for nutrient leakage detection
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorMark E. Barker
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Abstract
System and method for detecting a leakage of a nutrient from soil is provided. The nutrient is applied by a nutrient applicator associated with a work vehicle. The method includes receiving, by one or more processors, sensor signals from at least one sensor coupled to a nutrient applicator that observes a temperature of the soil and generates sensor signals based on the observation. The method includes determining, by the one or more processors, whether the observed temperature of the soil exceeds a pre-defined threshold temperature. The method includes generating, by the one or more processors, one or more notifications to a human-machine interface that the nutrient has leaked from the soil based on the observed temperature exceeding the pre-defined threshold temperature.
Claims18
A method for detecting a leakage of a nutrient from soil, the nutrient applied by a nutrient applicator associated with a work vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, sensor signals from at least one sensor coupled to a nutrient applicator that observes a temperature of the soil within each of a plurality of monitoring zones and generates sensor signals based on the observation;
- processing, by the one or more processors, the sensor signals to determine a temperature of the soil at each monitoring zone of the plurality of monitoring zones;
- determining, by the one or more processors, whether the observed temperature of the soil at each monitoring zone of the plurality of monitoring zones exceeds a pre-defined threshold temperature;
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- generating, by the one or more processors, one or more notifications to a human-machine interface that the nutrient has leaked from the soil based on the observed temperature of the soil exceeding the pre-defined threshold temperature and which monitoring zone of the plurality of monitoring zones the observed temperature of the soil exceeds the pre-defined threshold.
A system for detecting a leakage of a nutrient from soil, the nutrient applied by a nutrient applicator associated with a work vehicle, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor coupled to a nutrient applicator that observes a temperature of the soil within each of a plurality of zones and generates sensor signals based on the observation;
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- a controller, having one or more processors, that:
- process the sensor signals to determine a change in temperature of the soil at each monitoring zone of the plurality of zones;
- determine whether the change in temperature of the soil at each zone of the plurality of zones exceeds a pre-defined threshold for the change in temperature;
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- generate one or more notifications to an operator of the work vehicle that the nutrient has leaked from the soil based on the change in temperature of the soil exceeding the pre-defined threshold and which zone of the plurality of zones the change in temperature of the sol exceeds the pre-defined threshold.
A system for detecting a leakage of a nutrient from soil, the nutrient applied by a nutrient applicator associated with a work vehicle, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor coupled to a nutrient applicator that observes a temperature of the soil within each of a plurality of zones and generates sensor signals based on the observation, the at least one sensor coupled to the nutrient applicator so as to be positioned behind the nutrient applicator in a direction of travel of the work vehicle;
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- a controller, having one or more processors, that:
- receive the sensor signals from at least one sensor coupled to the nutrient applicator;
- process the sensor signals to determine an initial temperature of the soil at each zone of the plurality of monitoring zones;
- receive the sensor signals from at least one sensor and process the sensor signals to determine a current temperature of the soil at each zone of the plurality of zones;
- compare the initial temperature to the current temperature of the soil to determine a change in temperature of the soil at each zone of the plurality zones;
- determine whether the change in temperature of the soil at each zone of the plurality of zones exceeds a pre-defined threshold for the change in temperature;
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- generate one or more notifications to an operator of the work vehicle that the nutrient has leaked from the soil based on the change in temperature of the soil exceeding the pre-defined threshold and which zone of the plurality of zones the change in temperature of the soil exceeds the pre-defined threshold.
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