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US 2016/0095274 A1Published application
Agricultural Implement With System For Seeding Or Planting Multiple Seed Types
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsKeith W. Wendte, Brian T. Adams
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Abstract
A system is provided for use with a seed-delivering agricultural implement that can use look-ahead predictions and controls to coordinate seed type delivery switchover in a manner that minimizes mixing different seed types during the switchover. The system can include a control system that uses a prescription map to look ahead to coordinate out-of-implement or to-ground seed type delivery switch-over events of seeding and/or planting implements with the implements crossing boundaries between different variety zones of an agricultural field.
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A method of delivering multiple types of seed onto an agricultural field with an agricultural implement, the method comprising:
- moving an implement along a travel path through multiple zones including at least a first zone and a second zone of an agricultural field, wherein each of the multiple zones corresponds to a characteristic of the agricultural field relating to at least one of soil type and management type;
- selectively releasing seeds of multiple types including at least a first type and a second type from the agricultural implement onto the agricultural field at the first and second zones by switching from releasing seeds of the first type to releasing seeds of the second type from the agricultural implement at a boundary defined between the first and second zones;
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- coordinating the switching from releasing seeds of the first type to releasing seeds of the second type through a controlled predicted exhaustion of seeds of the first type downstream of a bulk storage system storing the seeds of multiple types, the coordinating the switching including,
- preemptively deactivating a primary delivery system preventing further delivery of the seed to the first type from the bulk storage system before the agricultural implement reaches the boundary;
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- preemptively activating the primary delivery system to initiate delivery of the seed of the second type from the bulk storage system before the agricultural implement reaches the boundary such that the initial release of the seed on the second type out of the agricultural implement is coordinated with the agricultural implement crossing the boundary between the first and second zones.
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A method of delivering multiple types of seed onto an agricultural field with an agricultural implement, the method comprising:
- moving an implement along a travel path through a first zone of an agricultural field, wherein the first zone corresponds to a first characteristic of the agricultural field relating to at least one of soil type and management type;
- activating a first primary delivery assembly to deliver seeds of a first type from a first compartment of a bulk storage system through the implement for release onto the agricultural field;
- identifying an approaching boundary to be crossed by the agricultural implement moving along the travel path, the boundary defined between the first zone and a second zone of the agricultural field, wherein the second zone corresponds to a second characteristic of the agricultural field relating to at least one of soil type and management type;
- deactivating the first primary delivery assembly before the implement crosses the boundary between the first and second zones to stop delivery of the seeds of the first type from the first compartment through the implement before the implement crosses the boundary between the first and second zones;
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- activating a second primary delivery assembly to deliver seeds of a second type from a second compartment of a bulk storage system through the implement for initial release onto the agricultural field at a time that corresponds to the implement crossing the boundary between the first and second zones.
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An agricultural implement with a system for delivering multiple types of seed onto an agricultural field, the implement comprising:
- a bulk storage system including a first compartment storing seeds of a first type and a second compartment storing seeds of a second type;
- a primary delivery system including a first primary delivery assembly arranged with respect to the first compartment to selectively deliver the seeds of the first type through the agricultural implement for release onto the agricultural field and a second primary delivery assembly arranged with respect to the second compartment to selectively deliver the seeds of the second type through the agricultural implement for release onto the agricultural field;
- a control system operably connected to the primary delivery system and configured to,
- activate the first primary delivery assembly while the agricultural implement travels along a travel path through a first zone of an agricultural field, wherein the first zone corresponds to a first characteristic of the agricultural field relating to at least one of soil type and management type;
- identify an approaching boundary to be crossed by the agricultural implement moving along the travel path, the boundary defined between the first zone and a second zone of the agricultural field, wherein the second zone corresponds to a second characteristic of the agricultural field relating to at least one of soil type and management type;
- deactivate the first primary delivery assembly before the agricultural implement crosses the boundary between the first and second zones to stop delivery of the seeds of the first type from the first compartment through the agricultural implement before the agricultural implement crosses the boundary between the first and second zones;
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- activate the second primary delivery assembly to deliver seeds of the second type from the second compartment through the agricultural implement for initial release of the seeds of the second type onto the agricultural field at a time that corresponds to the agricultural implement crossing the boundary between the first and second zones.
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