System and method for seed quality measurement and control

A computer implemented method of controlling a mobile agricultural planting machine, the computer implemented method comprising:

• obtaining sensor data indicative of a quality of a seed of a row unit, wherein the sensor data, indicative of the quality of the seed, indicates one or more of seed temperature and seed nutrient content;
• generating a seed quality value based on the sensor data;
• and
• controllably actuating a device of the mobile agricultural planting machine, based on the generated seed quality value, to direct compressed fluid at the seed to prevent the seed from being deposited in a furrow generated by the row unit.

A computer implemented method of controlling a mobile agricultural planting machine, the computer implemented method comprising:

• obtaining sensor data indicative of a quality of a seed of a row unit from one or more seed quality sensors of the mobile agricultural planting machine, wherein the sensor data, indicative of the quality of the seed, indicates one or more of seed temperature and seed nutrient content;
• generating a seed quality value based on the sensor data;
• and
• controlling a controllable subsystem of a mobile agricultural machine based on the seed quality value, the mobile agricultural machine different than the mobile agricultural planting machine.

A mobile agricultural planting machine comprising:

• a row unit configured to open a furrow in a field;
• a seed supply system that delivers a seed to the furrow;
• one or more seed quality sensors that observe the seed in the seed supply system and generate sensor data indicative of a plurality of different quality characteristics of the seed;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• generate a singular seed quality value indicative of a quality of the seed based on the sensor data indicative of the plurality of different quality characteristics of the seed and a seed quality model;
• and
• generate a control signal based on the singular seed quality value.

A mobile agricultural planting machine comprising:

• a row unit configured to open a furrow in a field;
• a seed supply system that delivers a seed to the furrow;
• one or more seed quality sensors that observe the seed in the seed supply system and generate sensor data indicative of a quality of the seed;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• generate a seed quality value indicative of a quality of the seed based on the sensor data indicative of the quality of the seed and a seed quality model;
• and
• generate a control signal based on the seed quality value to actuate a device to direct compressed air at the seed to prevent the seed from being delivered to the furrow.

A mobile agricultural planting machine comprising:

• a row unit configured to open a furrow in a field;
• a seed supply system that delivers a seed to the furrow;
• one or more seed quality sensors that observe the seed in the seed supply system and generate sensor data indicative of a quality of the seed;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• generate a seed quality value indicative of a quality of the seed based on the sensor data indicative of the quality of the seed and a seed quality model;
• and
• generate a control signal based on the seed quality value, wherein the control system is further configured to obtain sensor data indicative of a geographic location of the mobile agricultural planting machine and to generate the seed quality value as a georeferenced seed quality value indicative of quality of the seed georeferenced to a location in the field based on the sensor data indicative of the quality of the seed and the sensor data indicative of the geographic location of the mobile agricultural planting machine, the mobile agricultural planting machine further comprising:
• a seed quality map generator configured to generate a seed quality map of the field that maps the georeferenced seed quality value to its location in the field;
• and
• a communication system configured to provide seed quality map to a different machine, separate from the mobile agricultural planting machine.