System for optimizing agricultural machine settings
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDohn W. Pfeiffer, Sebastian Blank
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Abstract
A system and method of controlling an agricultural machine includes successively recording signals from a first sensor sensing an agronomic parameter of a field during an operation of the machine in the field. The system and method of controlling an agricultural machine also includes successively recording signals from a second sensor sensing an operation parameter of the machine during the operation of the machine in the field. The signals of the first sensor and the second sensor are spatially overlaid. A respective zone in the field is determined from the overlaid signals. An actuator of the machine is controlled dependent on the determined zone in which the machine operates.
Claims21
A method of controlling an agricultural machine, comprising the steps of:
- (a) successively recording signals from at least one first sensor sensing at least one agronomic parameter of a field during an operation of the machine in the field;
- (b) successively recording signals from at least one second sensor sensing at least one operation parameter of the machine during the operation of the machine in the field;
- (c) spatially overlaying the signals of the first sensor and the second sensor;
- (d) determining from the overlaid signals a respective zone in the field;
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- (e) controlling an actuator of the machine dependent on the determined zone in which the machine operates.
A control system of an agricultural machine, comprising a control unit programmed to:
- (a) successively record signals from at least one first sensor sensing at least one agronomic parameter of a field during an operation of the machine in the field;
- (b) successively record signals from at least one second sensor sensing at least one operation parameter of the machine during the operation of the machine in the field;
- (c) spatially overlay the signals of the first sensor and the second sensor;
- (d) determine from the overlaid signals a respective zone in the field;
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- (e) control an actuator of the machine dependent on the determined zone in which the machine operates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.