System and method for providing implement-based speed control for a work vehicle

A method for providing implement-based speed control for a work vehicle towing a planter having a plurality of row units, the work vehicle including a vehicle controller configured to control the operation of the work vehicle and the planter including a planter controller configured to control the operation of the plurality of row units, the method comprising:

• accessing, with the planter controller, a predetermined maximum speed value and a predetermined minimum speed value for the work vehicle;
• accessing, with the planter controller, a planter control input associated with at least one predetermined threshold value for a down force parameter for at least one row unit of the plurality of row units;
• monitoring, with the planter controller, the down force parameter relative to the at least one predetermined threshold value as the planter is being towed at a current ground speed of the work vehicle;
• monitoring a current slip ratio for the work vehicle;
• comparing the current slip ratio to a maximum slip ratio threshold set for the work vehicle;
• and
• when the down force parameter differs from the at least one predetermined threshold value, adjusting, with the planter controller, a speed control request transmitted to the vehicle controller to cause the current ground speed of the work vehicle to be automatically increased or decreased between the predetermined maximum and minimum speed values set for the work vehicle,
• wherein the current ground speed of the work vehicle is only configured to be automatically increased when the current slip ratio is less than the maximum slip ratio threshold.

A system for providing implement-based speed control for a work vehicle, the system comprising:

• a planter including a plurality of row units, each row unit being configured to deposit seeds within the ground as the planter is being towed by the work vehicle;
• a planter controller provided in operative association with the planter, the planter controller being configured to control the operation of the plurality of row units;
• and
• a vehicle controller communicatively coupled to the planter controller, the vehicle controller being provided in operative association with the work vehicle and configured to control the operation of the work vehicle,
• wherein the planter controller is further configured to:
• access a planter control input associated with at least one predetermined threshold value for an operating parameter of the planter, the operating parameter being associated with at least one of a depth or a spacing of the seeds deposited by the row units;
• monitor the operating parameter relative to the at least one predetermined threshold value as the planter is being towed at a current ground speed of the work vehicle;
• and
• when the operating parameter differs from the at least one predetermined threshold value, adjust a speed control request transmitted to the vehicle controller to cause the current ground speed of the work vehicle to be automatically increased or decreased between predetermined maximum and minimum speed values set for the work vehicle;
• and
• wherein the planter controller is further configured to receive an input associated with an operator manually adjusting the round speed of the work vehicle within an operator manual mode and, in response to the input, store a previous ground speed of the work vehicle prior to the manual adjustment, the planter controller configured to adjust the speed control request to cause the current ground speed of the work vehicle to be adjusted back to previous ground speed when the operator manual mode is terminated.