Active deck plate opening

An agricultural harvester, comprising:

• a harvester frame;
• an agricultural header coupled with the harvester frame, the agricultural header including a plurality of deck plates;
• and
• a control system operatively coupled with the harvester frame and the agricultural header, the control system including:
• at least one sensor coupled with the agricultural header that:
• detects a crop material condition associated with a harvesting operation, the crop material condition being a crop material diameter;
• outputs a crop material condition signal corresponding to the crop material condition;
• a controller operatively coupled with the at least one sensor that:
• receives the crop material condition signal;
• determines an operative parameter of the plurality of deck plates based at least in part on the crop material condition signal and at least one offset condition signal.

A method of using an agricultural harvester, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the agricultural harvester including a harvester frame, an agricultural header coupled with the harvester frame, and a control system, the agricultural header including a plurality of deck plates, the control system being operatively coupled with the harvester frame and the agricultural header and including at least one sensor coupled with the agricultural header and a controller operatively coupled with the at least one sensor;
• detecting, by the at least one sensor, a crop material condition associated with a harvesting operation, the crop material condition being a crop material diameter;
• outputting, by the at least one sensor, a crop material condition signal corresponding to the crop material condition;
• receiving, by the controller, the crop material condition signal;
• and
• determining, by the controller, an operative parameter of the plurality of deck plates based at least in part on the crop material condition signal and at least one offset condition signal.