Kernel processor adjustment using crop constituents
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMahesh Somarowthu, Noel W. Anderson
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Abstract
A kernel processor adjustment system and technique is provided. Material processed by a kernel processor is measured with a sensor assembly having one or more sensors. One or more properties are determined from sensor data and the properties are employed to determine a characteristic of the processed material. The characteristic is evaluated based on a performance metric. Based on the evaluation, adjusted settings of the kernel processor are determined. Control signals for the kernel processor are generated and communicated to execute the setting change.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a sensor assembly configured to measure one or more properties of a processed material after processing by a processing unit;
- and
- any of one or more processors being configured to:
- receive sensor data from the sensor assembly, the sensor data being indicative of the one or more properties of the processed material;
- analyze the sensor data to determine at least one characteristic of the processed material;
- analyze the sensor data to detect contaminants in the processed material and to communicate a signal to a diverter to separate the contaminants detected from the processed material;
- evaluate the at least one characteristic of the processed material based on a target;
- determine an adjusted setting for the processing unit based on the evaluation;
- and
- communicate a control signal based on the adjusted setting;
- and, wherein the processed material is a crop processed by a kernel processing unit of an agricultural machine.
A system, comprising:
- a kernel processor configured to process a crop and output a processed crop;
- a sensor assembly configured to measure one or more properties of the processed crop;
- and
- any of one or more processors being configured to:
- analyze the sensor data to detect contaminants in the processed crop and to communicate a signal to a diverter to separate the contaminants detected from the processed crop;
- analyze sensor data from the sensor assembly to determine at least one characteristic of the processed crop;
- evaluate the at least one characteristic of the processed crop relative to a configured target;
- and
- determine an adjusted setting for the kernel processor based on the evaluation.
An agricultural machine, comprising:
- a cutter configured to cut a crop in a field to harvest the crop;
- a chopper configured to further chop harvested crop;
- a kernel processor configured to process harvested crop to provide processed crop;
- an operator interface configured to output information to an operator and receive input from the operator;
- a sensor assembly configured to measure one or more properties of the processed crop output by the kernel processor;
- any of one or more processors being configured to:
- receive sensor data from the sensor assembly, the sensor data being indicative of the one or more properties of the processed crop;
- analyze the sensor data to detect contaminants in the processed crop and to communicate a signal to a diverter to separate the contaminants detected from the processed crop;
- analyze the sensor data to determine a kernel processing score of the processed crop;
- evaluate the kernel processing score of the processed crop based on a target, wherein the target is at least one of a target kernel processing score or a target value of a function of the kernel processing score;
- determine an adjusted setting for the kernel processor based on the evaluation;
- and
- communicate a control signal to the kernel processor based on the adjusted setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.