Method for controlling a loading tool

A control system of an agricultural machine, comprising:

• an electronic control unit for controlling a function of the machine;
• a loading tool for receiving a payload from a payload stock, the loading tool movably coupled to the machine, the loading tool including a bucket receiver and a bucket shutter;
• a first sensor disposed in communication with the electronic control unit, the first sensor configured to detect a height of the loading tool;
• a second sensor disposed in communication with the electronic control unit, the second sensor configured to detect a volume of a payload to be received by the loading tool;
• and
• predetermined calibration data stored in the electronic control unit, the calibration data defined as a ratio between a volume of the payload and a mass of the payload;
• wherein, during an operating mode, the first sensor detects the height of the loading tool, the second sensor detects the volume of the payload, and the electronic control unit determines the mass of the payload as a function of the detected volume and the calibration data;
• and
• wherein, during the operating mode, the electronic control compares the mass of the payload to a predetermined target mass, and the electronic control automatically closes the bucket shutter when the mass of the payload matches the predetermined target mass.

A method for controlling a loading tool, comprising:

• operating the loading tool on a lifting device of a machine, the loading tool including a bucket receiver and a bucket shutter;
• detecting via a first sensor a height position of the loading tool relative to a base level of a payload stock;
• detecting via a second sensor a volume of a payload from the payload stock during an operating mode;
• receiving the payload by the loading tool from the payload stock during the operating mode;
• accessing via a control unit calibration data representative of a ratio between a volume of the payload and a mass of the payload;
• determining via the control unit the mass of the payload as a function of the detected volume and the calibration data;
• comparing via the control unit the mass of the payload to a predetermined target mass;
• and
• interrupting via the control unit a propulsion of the machine as a function of the comparing step to prevent the machine from driving further into the payload stock.