System and method for detecting tripping and/or floating events of ground-engaging shanks on an agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorChristopher Barrick
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Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a shank assembly having a ground-engaging shank. Furthermore, the shank assembly includes a biasing element coupled to a frame of the agricultural implement via a first pivot joint and coupled to the ground-engaging shank via a second pivot joint. Additionally, the agricultural implement includes a load sensor(s) configured to generate data indicative of the load(s) being applied to the first and second pivot joints by the biasing element. In addition, the agricultural implement includes a computing system configured to determine when the ground-engaging shank is tripping or floating based on the data generated by the load sensor(s).
Claims20
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame;
- a ground-engaging shank pivotably coupled to the frame;
- a coil spring coupled to the frame at a first pivot joint and to the ground-engaging shank at a second pivot joint, the coil spring configured to bias the ground-engaging shank to a predetermined tool position relative to the frame;
- a load sensor in operative association with at least one of the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint, the load sensor configured to generate load data of a load being applied at the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint by the coil spring;
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- a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor, the computing system configured to:
- determine the load being applied at the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint based on the load data generated by the load sensor, the determined load indicative of a compression load of the coil spring being compressed between the first pivot joint and the second pivot joint;
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- determine when the ground-engaging shank is tripping or floating based on the determined load.
A system for detecting tripping or floating of ground-engaging shanks on an agricultural implement, the system comprising:
- a ground-engaging shank pivotably coupled to a frame of the agricultural implement;
- a coil spring coupled to the frame at a first pivot joint and to the ground-engaging shank at a second pivot joint, the coil spring configured to bias the ground-engaging shank to a predetermined tool position relative to the frame;
- a load sensor in operative association with at least one of the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint, the load sensor configured to generate load data of a load being applied at the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint by the coil spring;
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- a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor, the computing system configured to:
- determine the load being applied at the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint based on the load data generated by the load sensor, the determined load indicative of a compression load of the coil spring being compressed between the first pivot joint and the second pivot joint;
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- determine when the ground-engaging shank is tripping or floating based on the determined load.
A method for detecting tripping or floating of ground-engaging shanks on an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a frame, a ground-engaging shank pivotably coupled to the frame, and a coil spring coupled to the frame at a first pivot joint and to the ground-engaging shank at a second pivot joint, the method comprising:
- receiving, with a computing system, load sensor data of a load being applied at the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint by the coil spring;
- determining, with the computing system, the load being applied at the first pivot joint or the second pivot joint based on the received load sensor data, the determined load indicative of a compression load of the coil spring being compressed between the first pivot joint and the second pivot joint;
- determining, with the computing system, when the ground-engaging shank is tripping or floating based on the determined load;
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- initiating, with the computing system, a control action when it is determined that the ground-engaging shank is tripping or floating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.