US 11,297,757 B2 · System for monitoring the displacement of a ground engaging tool

Abstract

A system for monitoring the displacement of a ground engaging tool of an agricultural implement includes a controller of the system may be configured to monitor a magnitude of a displacement defined between a current position of a ground engaging tool of the implement and a predetermined ground engaging tool position. The controller may also be configured to initiate a first control action when it is determined that the magnitude of the displacement of the ground engaging tool exceeds a first threshold displacement value. Moreover, the controller may further be configured to initiate a second control action when it is determined that the magnitude of the displacement of the ground engaging tool exceeds a second threshold displacement value, with the second threshold displacement value corresponding to a greater displacement relative to the predetermined ground engaging tool position than the first displacement threshold value.

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Dependent claims

A system for monitoring the displacement of a ground engaging tool of an agricultural implement, the system comprising:

an implement including a frame and a ground engaging tool pivotally coupled to the frame, the ground engaging tool configured to be biased to a predetermined ground engaging tool position relative to the frame;
a sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of a current position of the ground engaging tool relative to the frame;
and
a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller being configured to:
monitor a magnitude of a displacement defined between the current position of the ground engaging tool and the predetermined ground engaging tool position based on measurement signals received from the sensor;
initiate a first control action when the magnitude of the displacement of the ground engaging tool exceeds a first threshold displacement value;
and
initiate a second control action when the magnitude of the displacement of the ground engaging tool exceeds a second threshold displacement value, the second threshold displacement value corresponding to a greater displacement relative to the predetermined ground engaging tool position than the first displacement threshold value.

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A method for monitoring a displacement of a ground engaging tool of an agricultural implement, the ground engaging tool being normally biased to a predetermined ground engaging tool position relative to a frame of the implement, the method comprising:

monitoring, with a computing device, a magnitude of a displacement defined between a current position of the ground engaging tool and the predetermined ground engaging tool position;
initiating, with the computing device, a first control action when the magnitude of the displacement of the ground engaging tool exceeds a first threshold displacement value;
and
initiating, with the computing device, a second control action when the magnitude of the displacement of the ground engaging tool exceeds a second threshold displacement value, the second threshold displacement value corresponding to a greater displacement relative to the predetermined ground engaging tool position than the first displacement threshold value.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System for monitoring the displacement of a ground engaging tool

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Abstract

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