Disc blade angle control system for an agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorNicholas Andrejuk
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Abstract
A disc blade angle control system for an agricultural implement includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a side load applied to a disc blade of the agricultural implement. The disc blade is configured to engage soil, and the side load corresponds to a force applied to the disc blade along an axis parallel to a rotational axis of the disc blade. The controller is also configured to control an actuator to adjust an angle of the disc blade based on the side load.
Claims15
A disc blade angle control system for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- a sensor system configured to output a signal indicative of a side load applied to a disc blade of the agricultural implement, wherein the disc blade is configured to engage soil, the side load corresponds to a force applied to the disc blade along an axis parallel to a rotational axis of the disc blade, the sensor system comprises a load cell positioned between a concave side or a convex side of the disc blade and a bearing along the axis parallel to the rotational axis of the disc blade, and the bearing is configured to facilitate rotation of the disc blade;
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- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive the signal from the sensor system;
- and
- control an actuator to adjust an angle of the disc blade based on the side load;
- wherein the actuator is configured to adjust the angle of the disc blade relative to a horizontal plane of the agricultural implement.
A disc blade angle control system for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- a sensor system configured to output a signal indicative of a side load applied to a disc blade of the agricultural implement, wherein the disc blade is configured to engage soil, the side load corresponds to a force applied to the disc blade along an axis parallel to a rotational axis of the disc blade, the sensor system comprises a load cell positioned between a concave side or a convex side of the disc blade and a bearing along the axis parallel to the rotational axis of the disc blade, and the bearing is configured to facilitate rotation of the disc blade;
- an actuator configured to adjust an angle of the disc blade;
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- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor system and to the actuator, and the controller is configured to:
- receive the signal from the sensor system;
- and
- control the actuator to adjust the angle of the disc blade based on the side load.
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a disc blade configured to engage soil;
- a bearing configured to facilitate rotation of the disc blade about a rotational axis of the disc blade;
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- a disc blade angle control system, comprising:
- a sensor system configured to output a signal indicative of a side load applied to the disc blade, wherein the side load corresponds to a force applied to the disc blade along an axis parallel to the rotational axis of the disc blade, and the sensor system comprises a load cell positioned between a concave side or a convex side of the disc blade and the bearing along the axis parallel to the rotational axis of the disc blade;
- an actuator configured to adjust an angle of the disc blade;
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- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor system and to the actuator, and the controller is configured to:
- receive the signal from the sensor system;
- and
- control the actuator to adjust the angle of the disc blade based on the side load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.