Sectional control funnel box

A sectional control system comprising:

• a sectional control funnel box comprising:
• a funnel box body having an upper receiving portion;
• a plurality of openings through the upper receiving portion;
• a blocker door disposed within the body and movable between a closed state, in which the blocker door is disposed between at least one of the plurality of openings and at least one of a plurality of chutes such that particulate material is prevented from entering the at least one chute of the plurality of chutes from the upper receiving portion, and an open state, in which the blocker door is positioned to allow the particulate material to enter the at least one chute of the plurality of chutes from the upper receiving portion;
• a actuator disposed within the body and configured to actuate the first blocker door between the closed state and the open state;
• an auger disposed within the upper receiving portion between a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
• and
• a motor operably connected to the auger to drive rotation of the auger;
• a conveyor including a conveyor belt configured to convey the particulate material to the upper opening from a product bin;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• output an auger speed command to the motor to alter an output speed of the motor and thus a rotational speed of the auger;
• output a door command to the actuator to cause the actuator to shift a position of the blocker door;
• and
• output a conveyor speed command to the conveyor to alter a speed of the conveyor belt.

A method comprising:

• determining a relative location of a machine in a field;
• and
• controlling a flow of particulate material from a plurality of openings in an upper receiving portion of a funnel box to a plurality of chutes extending through the funnel box based on the relative location of the machine in the field, wherein each one of the plurality of chutes is associated with a distribution point located along a boom of the machine, wherein controlling the flow of the particulate material comprises:
• activating an actuator operatively connected to a blocker door, the blocker door movable between an open state, in which the particulate material can flow past the blocker door from at least one of the plurality of openings to at least one of the plurality of chutes, and a closed state, in which the blocker door prevents the particulate material from flowing from the at least one of the plurality of openings to the at least one of the plurality of chutes;
• driving the blocker door, with the actuator, from a first position to a second position to adjust a size of a flowpath through the at least one of the plurality of openings;
• adjusting a speed of a conveyor providing the particulate material to the upper receiving portion of the funnel box;
• and
• controlling a rotational speed and rotational direction of an auger disposed in the upper receiving portion.