US 10,820,490 B2 · System and method for controlling the operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement based on furrow closing assembly performance

Abstract

A system for controlling an operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement. The system may include a residue removal device configured to remove residue from a path of the seed-planting implement. The system may also include a furrow closing assembly including at least one closing disc, which is configured to close a furrow formed in the soil by the seed-planting implement. Furthermore, the system may include a sensor configured to capture data indicative of an operational parameter of the furrow closing assembly and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller may be configured to monitor the operational parameter based on the data received from the sensor, and to control an operation of the residue removal device based on the monitored operational parameter.

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Dependent claims

A system for controlling the operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement, the system comprising:

a residue removal device configured to remove residue from a path of the seed-planting implement;
a furrow closing assembly including at least one closing disc, the furrow closing assembly configured to close a furrow formed in soil by the seed-planting implement;
a sensor configured to capture data indicative of an operational parameter of the furrow closing assembly, the operational parameter comprising at least one of a rotational speed of the at least one closing disc, a depth to which the at least one closing disc penetrates the soil, and a draft load applied to the at least one closing disc;
and
a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to monitor the operational parameter based on the data received from the sensor, the controller further configured to control an operation of the residue removal device based on the monitored operational parameter.

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A method for controlling the operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement, the residue removal device configured to remove residue from a path of the seed-planting implement, the method comprising:

controlling, with a computing device, an operation of the seed-planting implement as the implement is being moved across the field, the implement including a furrow closing assembly having at least one closing disc, the furrow closing assembly configured to close a furrow formed in the by the seed-planting implement;
monitoring, with the computing device, an operational parameter of the furrow closing assembly, the operational parameter comprising at least one of a rotational speed of the at least one closing disc, a depth to which the at least one closing disc penetrates the soil, and a draft load applied to the at least one closing disc;
and
controlling, with the computing device, an operation of the residue removal device based on the monitored operational parameter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for controlling the operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement based on furrow closing assembly performance

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System and method for controlling the operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement based on furrow closing assembly performance

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Abstract

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