Implement detection and control system
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAdam D. Sporrer, Lucas B. Larsen, Ricky B. Theilen, Jeremy D. Krantz
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Abstract
One or more sensors identify a characteristic of a towed implement using non-visual electromagnetic radiation, auditory detection or temperature detection. The characteristic of the implement is compared to a reference characteristic to determine whether the implement has a problem. If so, control signals are generated to control a controllable subsystem based upon the identified problem.
Claims20
A towed agricultural implement control system, comprising:
- a non-visual electromagnetic (EM) radiation sensor that senses non-visual EM radiation to generate a sensor signal indicative of a sensed characteristic of the towed agricultural implement;
- comparison logic that compares the sensed characteristic to a reference characteristic and generates a comparison signal indicative of the comparison;
- problem identifier logic that identifies a problem on the towed agricultural implement based on the comparison signal and generates a problem identifier signal;
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- a control signal generator that generates a control signal to control a controllable subsystem based on the problem identifier signal.
A towed agricultural implement control system, comprising:
- an auditory sensor that senses an auditory characteristic of a towed agricultural implement to generate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed auditory characteristic of the towed agricultural implement;
- comparison logic that compares the sensed auditory characteristic to a reference auditory characteristic and generates a comparison signal indicative of the comparison;
- problem identifier logic that identifies a problem on the towed agricultural implement based on the comparison signal and generates a problem identifier signal;
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- a control signal generator that generates a control signal to control a controllable subsystem based on the problem identifier signal.
A method of controlling a towed agricultural implement control system, comprising:
- controlling a non-visual electromagnetic (EM) radiation sensor, that senses non-visual EM radiation, to generate a sensor signal indicative of a sensed characteristic of the towed agricultural implement;
- comparing the sensed characteristic to a reference characteristic;
- generating a comparison signal indicative of the comparison;
- identifying a problem on the towed agricultural implement based on the comparison signal;
- generating a problem identifier signal;
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- generating an action signal based on the problem identifier signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.