System and method for measuring a bin level via an electromagnetic signal
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsNikolai R. Tevs, Terry L. Snipes, Elijah B. Garner
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Abstract
A data processor retrieves or accesses a reference bin level versus reference phase for a determined seed type. A measurement device, receiver, or phase measurement module measures an observed phase of a primary received signal. The data processor is adapted to determine an estimated bin level of seeds, where the estimated bin level is established as the reference bin level that corresponds to a respective reference phase that is closest in value to the observed phase.
Claims27
A method for measuring one or more seed levels in a bin, the method comprising:
- determining a seed type;
- retrieving or accessing a reference bin level versus reference phase for the determined seed type,
- measuring an observed phase of a primary received signal;
- determining an estimated bin level of seeds, where the estimated bin level is established as the reference bin level that corresponds to the respective reference phase that is closest in value to the observed phase;
- and
- displaying the estimated bin level to an operator.
A system for measuring one or more seed levels in a bin, the system comprising:
- a data storage device for storing a determined seed type in a bin;
- a data processor for retrieving from or accessing the data storage device a reference bin level versus reference phase for the determined seed type;
- a measurement unit for measuring an observed phase of a primary received signal;
- an estimator or data processor for determining an estimated bin level of seeds, where the estimated bin level is established as the reference bin level that corresponds to the respective reference phase that is closest in value to the observed phase;
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- a display for displaying the estimated bin level to an operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.