System and method for controlling an agricultural system based on soil analysis
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorRobert A. Zemenchik
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Abstract
An agricultural system includes an agricultural soil analyzer positioned forward of a ground engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system. The agricultural soil analyzer is configured to output a first signal indicative of a parameter of soil forward of the soil conditioner relative to the direction of travel. The agricultural system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the agricultural soil analyzer. The controller is configured to receive the first signal from the agricultural soil analyzer. Furthermore, the controller is configured to determine a target parameter of the agricultural system based on the first signal and to output a second signal indicative of the target parameter.
Claims20
An agricultural system, comprising:
- a ground engaging tool configured to engage an agricultural field;
- an agricultural soil analyzer positioned forward of the ground engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system, wherein the agricultural soil analyzer is configured to output a first signal indicative of a parameter of soil forward of the ground engaging tool relative to the direction of travel;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the agricultural soil analyzer, wherein the controller is configured to receive the first signal from the agricultural soil analyzer, and wherein the controller is configured to determine a target speed of the agricultural system based on the first signal and to output a second signal indicative of the target speed, to determine a target pressure of the ground engaging tool based on the first signal and to output a third signal indicative of the target pressure, to determine a target penetration depth of the ground engaging tool based on the first signal and to output a fourth signal indicative of the target penetration depth, or a combination thereof.
A method of controlling an agricultural system, comprising:
- receiving a first signal from a soil analyzer indicative of a surface roughness of soil forward of a soil conditioner relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system, wherein the soil conditioner is configured to apply a pressure to a surface of a field;
- determining a target pressure of the soil conditioner based on the first signal;
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- outputting a second signal to a soil conditioner controller indicative of the target pressure, wherein the soil conditioner controller is configured to adjust the pressure of the soil conditioner based on the target pressure.
An agricultural system, comprising:
- an agricultural soil analyzer positioned forward of a ground engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system, wherein the agricultural soil analyzer is configured to output a first signal indicative of a parameter of soil forward of the soil conditioner relative to the direction of travel;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the agricultural soil analyzer, wherein the controller is configured to receive the first signal from the agricultural soil analyzer, and the controller is configured to determine a target parameter of the agricultural system based on the first signal and to output a second signal indicative of the target parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.