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US 2014/0208870 A1Published application
Sugar cane yield mapping
AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited
InventorsJames G. Quaderer, Michael F. Cash, Morrison Ulman
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Abstract
Sugar cane yield mapping improves the efficiency of sugar cane farming with benefits to both sugar producers and consumers.
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A method for monitoring sugar cane yield comprising:
- selecting one or more sugar cane billets from a flow of billets in a sugar cane harvesting machine;
- measuring sugar properties of the selected billets;
- recording locations from which the selected billets were harvested;
- and,
- mapping the sugar properties based the locations.
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A sugar cane yield monitoring system comprising:
- a sugar cane billet selector that selects one or more sugar cane billets from a flow of billets in a sugar cane harvesting machine;
- an in-line sugar cane analysis system that measures sugar quality of selected billets;
- and,
- a GNSS receiver in communication with the sugar cane analysis system to provide location information for the selected billets.
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A sugar cane yield monitoring system comprising:
- a sugar cane billet selector that selects one or more sugar cane billets from a flow of billets in a sugar cane harvesting machine;
- a billet labeler that labels the selected billets with identifying information;
- and,
- a GNSS receiver in communication with the billet labeler to provide location information for the labeled billets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.