Method for controlling wrapping operations
AssigneeKverneland Group Ravenna S.R.L.
InventorsValerio Casadei, Cosimo Frascella
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Abstract
A method for controlling, through a mobile device, wrapping operations in a wrapper for wrapping a round bale with a film, comprises the following steps, performed by a processor of the mobile device: coupling the mobile device to a control unit of the wrapper, by sending a coupling signal to the control unit; receiving control inputs from a user, through an interaction of the user with the mobile device; elaborating the control inputs and generating, based on the control inputs, a command message; sending the command message to the control unit of the wrapper; receiving, at the processor of the mobile device, operation data from the control unit of the wrapper, the operation data being representative of operations performed by the wrapper.
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A method for controlling, through a mobile device, wrapping operations in a wrapping machine, the wrapping machine having a pair of rollers configured to rotate to support and put in rotation a round bale under wrapping and a wrapper satellite connected to a film coil and movable around the round bale to apply the film on the bale to completely wrap the round bale with the film and including a control unit and actuators, the actuators being controlled by the control unit for wrapping the bale with the film, the method comprising the following steps, performed by a processor of the mobile device:
- coupling the mobile device to a control unit of the wrapper, by sending a coupling signal to the control unit;
- receiving control inputs from a user, through an interaction of the user with the mobile device;
- elaborating the control inputs and generating, based on the control inputs, a command message including instructions for instructing the control unit of the wrapping machine to command the actuators;
- sending the command message to the control unit of the wrapper;
- receiving, at the processor of the mobile device, operation data from the control unit of the wrapper, the operation data being representative of operations performed by the wrapping machine, wherein the mobile device is wearable by the user;
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- displaying graphic command elements on a display of the mobile device allowing the user to insert the control input, wherein the graphic command elements include a clickable coupling button, wherein when the operator clicks on the coupling button, the processor sends the coupling signal to the control unit of the wrapping system, and a satellite turns button, wherein the method includes a step of clicking, by the user, on the satellite turns button, to set a desired number of turns that the wrapper satellite should perform around the bale, and wherein the processor sends to the control unit of the wrapper a command message to instruct the control unit to perform a number of turns of the wrapper satellite around the bale equal to the desired number of turns when the satellite turns button is clicked.
A method for controlling, through a mobile device, wrapping operations in a wrapping machine, the wrapping machine having a pair of rollers configured to rotate to support and put in rotation a round bale under wrapping, the wrapping machine being configured to completely wrap the round bale with a film and including a control unit and actuators, the actuators being controlled by the control unit for wrapping the bale with the film, the method comprising the following steps, performed by a processor of the mobile device:
- coupling the mobile device to a control unit of the wrapper, by sending a coupling signal to the control unit;
- receiving control inputs from a user, through an interaction of the user with the mobile device;
- elaborating the control inputs and generating, based on the control inputs, a command message including instructions for instructing the control unit of the wrapping machine to command the actuators;
- sending the command message to the control unit of the wrapper;
- receiving, at the processor of the mobile device, operation data from the control unit of the wrapper, the operation data being representative of operations performed by the wrapping machine, wherein the mobile device is wearable by the user;
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- displaying graphic command elements on a display of the mobile device to allowing the user to insert the control input, wherein the graphic command elements include a clickable coupling button, wherein when the operator clicks on the coupling button, the processor sends the coupling signal to the control unit of the wrapping system, and a wrapping turns button, wherein the method includes a step of clicking, by the user, on the wrapping turns button, to set a desired number of turns that the wrapper should perform around the bale, and wherein the processor sends to the control unit of the wrapper a command message to instruct the control unit to perform a number of turns of the wrapper around the bale equal to the desired number of turns when the turns button is clicked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.