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US 12,628,729 B2Granted
Controlling image capture based on event timing during planting operation
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorGerald E. Rains
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Abstract
A timing signal is generated and indicates when an event will occur on a planting machine. A camera is controlled based on the timing signal.
Claims17
An agricultural machine comprising:
- a controllable subsystem configured to perform a plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations at a first frequency;
- a control system configured to control the controllable subsystem to perform the plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations and generate a timing signal responsive to timing of the plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations;
- an optical sensor configured to capture an image;
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- an optical sensor control system configured to generate an optical sensor control signal to control the optical sensor based on the timing signal to capture images at a second frequency, the first frequency being higher than the second frequency.
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A control system for controlling an agricultural machine, comprising:
- an actuation control system configured to control a controllable subsystem to perform a plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations at a first frequency and generate an output signal responsive to timing of the plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations;
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- an image capture control system configured to generate an image capture control signal to control an image capture device based on the output signal from the actuation control system to capture images at a second frequency, the first frequency being higher than the second frequency.
A method of controlling an agricultural machine, comprising:
- controlling a controllable subsystem to perform a plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations at a first frequency;
- generating a timing signal responsive to timing of the plurality of time-spaced agricultural operations;
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- generating an image capture control signal to control an image capture device based on the timing signal to capture images at a second frequency, the first frequency being higher than the second frequency.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.