System and method for operating a material metering system of an agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsNicholas George Alfred Ryder, Matthew Stuart Naylor
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Abstract
A method for controlling a material flow rate from a metering system of an agricultural system includes receiving at a controller, a weight of a material in a storage tank. The method also includes receiving, at the controller, a volume of the material in the storage tank. The method also includes determining, via the controller, a density of the material in the storage tank using the weight of the material in the storage tank and the volume of the material in the storage tank. The method further includes determining, via the controller, a calibration of the metering system based on the density of the material in the storage tank.
Claims20
A method for controlling a material flow rate from a metering system of an agricultural system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller, a weight of a material in a storage tank;
- receiving, at the controller, a volume of the material in the storage tank;
- determining, via the controller, a density of the material in the storage tank using the weight of the material in the storage tank and the volume of the material in the storage tank;
- and
- determining, via the controller, a calibration of the metering system based on the density of the material in the storage tank.
A controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- access a weight of a material in a storage tank;
- access a volume of the material in the storage tank;
- determine a density of the material in the storage tank using the weight of the material in the storage tank and the volume of the material in the storage tank;
- determine a calibration of a metering system based on the density of the material in the storage tank;
- control the metering system based on the calibration to dispense the material from the storage tank to a conduit;
- and
- control a fan speed of an air source based on the density of the material in the storage tank to provide an air flow to transfer the material dispensed from the metering system through the conduit to a seeding implement of an agricultural system.
An agricultural system, comprising:
- a storage tank configured to store a material;
- a metering system configured to meter the material from the storage tank;
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- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine a density of the material in the storage tank using a weight of the material in the storage tank and a volume of the material in the storage tank;
- and
- determine a calibration of the metering system based on the density of the material in the storage tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.