Process and device of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows
AssigneeMaquinas Agricolas Jacto S.A.
InventorsJoao Francisco De Mendonca Fava, Edson Lucio Domingues, Roy Scudder
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Abstract
A method of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows having the steps which are performed in real time and during a harvest work and include determining a positioning of each tree top on a trees row, a machine rotor column position, and simultaneously a traveling speed of an agricultural machine, sending tree positioning and machine speed data to a data processor, processing the data and controlling servo mechanisms that actuate actuators which, in turn, place one rotor column with stripping rods in accordance with a determined tree top position and format.
Claims16
A method of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows, comprising the steps which are performed in real time and during a harvest work and include determining a positioning of each tree top on a trees row, a machine rotor column position, and simultaneously a traveling speed of an agricultural machine;
- sending tree positioning and machine speed data to a data processor;
- processing said data and controlling servo mechanisms that actuate actuators which, in turn, place one rotor column with stripping rods in accordance with a determined tree top position and format.
A device for relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows, comprising at least one position sensor disposed on an agricultural machine mounted on a rotor column where stripping rods are placed;
- a position sensor for the rotor column;
- a moving sensor disposed close to a tractor axle of the agricultural machine;
- servo mechanisms;
- actuators on which said servomechanisms act, said sensor being electrically connected to a data processor and said data processor being electrically connected to said servomechanisms so as to act with said actuators with which said servo mechanisms act to move a rotor shaft to a near to and predetermined position of a three contour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.