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US 12,110,007 B2Granted
Detection and control based on soil damage
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorLee A. Johnson
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Abstract
A soil measure, such as a soil cone index, and a vehicle index indicating the amount of force the vehicle exerts on the ground as it travels over the ground, are obtained and compared to identify a soil damage score. The soil damage score can be mapped over a field and an agricultural vehicle can be controlled based upon the soil damage score.
Claims20
A computer implemented method of controlling an agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- obtaining a soil measure for soil indicative of an ability of the soil to bear a load;
- obtaining a vehicle index indicative of a force imparted by an agricultural vehicle on the soil, as a load carried by the agricultural vehicle varies as the agricultural vehicle travels along a travel path over a field;
- identifying a soil damage value based on the soil measure and the vehicle index;
- and
- generating a control signal to control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural vehicle based on the soil damage value.
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An agricultural system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a data store storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform steps, comprising:
- obtaining a soil measure for soil indicative of an ability of the soil to bear a load:
- obtaining a vehicle index indicative of a force imparted by an agricultural vehicle on the soil, as a load carried by the agricultural vehicle varies as the agricutural vehicle travels along a travel path over a field;
- identifying a soil damage value based on the soil measure and the vehicle index;
- and
- generating a control signal to control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural vehicle based on the soil damage value.
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A computer implemented method of controlling an agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- obtaining a soil measure for soil indicative of an ability of the soil to bear a load;
- obtaining a vehicle index indicative of a force imparted by an agricultural vehicle on the soil, as a load carried by the agricultural vehicle varies as the agricultural vehicle travels along a travel path over a field;
- generating aa nap of a soil damage value over the field, the soil damage value being based on the soil measure and the vehicle index;
- and
- generating a control signal to control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural vehicle based on the soil damage value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.