US 12,593,751 B2 · Agricultural system and method for monitoring feeder throughput of a harvester

Abstract

An agricultural system for monitoring throughput of a feeder configured for use with a harvester performing a harvesting operation within a field includes a feeder housing and a feed assembly supported within the feeder housing, with the feed assembly directing a flow of harvested materials through the feeder, and with the feed assembly including a plurality of carriers spaced apart and driven about a loop. Moreover, the agricultural system includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of the flow of harvested materials through the feeder. Additionally, the agricultural system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor, with the computing system being configured to monitor the flow of harvested materials based at least in part on the data generated by the sensor and a position of the plurality of carriers relative to the sensor.

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Dependent claims

An agricultural system for monitoring throughput of a feeder of a harvester performing a harvesting operation within a field, the agricultural system comprising:

a feeder housing;
a feed assembly supported within the feeder housing, the feed assembly directing a flow of harvested materials through the feeder, the feed assembly including a plurality of carriers spaced apart and drivable about a loop for directing the flow of harvested materials;
a sensor generating data indicative of the flow of harvested materials through the feeder;
and
a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor, the computing system monitoring the flow of harvested materials within the feeder based at least in part on the data generated by the sensor and a position of the plurality of carriers relative to the sensor during generation of the data.

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An agricultural method for monitoring throughput of a feeder of a harvester performing a harvesting operation within a field, the feeder comprising a feeder housing and a feed assembly supported within the feeder housing, the feed assembly including a plurality of carriers spaced apart and drivable about a loop, the agricultural method comprising:

controlling the feed assembly to drive the plurality of carriers about the loop to direct a flow of harvested materials through the feeder;
determining, with a computing system, a position of the plurality of carriers relative to a sensor as the plurality of carriers is driven about the loop;
receiving, with the computing system, data generated by the sensor, the data being indicative of the flow of harvested materials within the feeder;
and
monitoring, with the computing system, the flow of harvested materials based at least in part on the data generated by the sensor and the position of the plurality of carriers relative to the sensor during generation of the data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Agricultural system and method for monitoring feeder throughput of a harvester

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Agricultural system and method for monitoring feeder throughput of a harvester

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