A Method and System for Determining the Plunger Load of a Baler
AssigneesCNH Industrial America LLC, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Induct Bvba
InventorsDidier Verhaeghe, Kenny Nona, Tom Coen
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Abstract
A method and adapted electronic systems for determining a value representative for or an estimate of the load on a plunger of a baler for harvested agricultural material includes obtaining the speed of movement of a drive element for the plunger, followed by determining the estimate of or value representative for the load on the plunger based upon the obtained speed of movement of the drive element.
Claims16
A method for determining a value representative for the load on a plunger of a baler for forming bales of agricultural material, comprising at least a drive system for the plunger, the drive system comprising at least one moving drive element, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a speed of movement of the drive element of the drive system for the plunger;
- and
- determining an estimate of the load on the plunger based upon the obtained speed of movement of the drive element by use of a predetermined relationship between the speed of movement of the drive element and the load on the plunger.
A method for use in controlling the load on a plunger of a baler, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a speed of movement of a drive element of a drive system for the plunger;
- and
- determining a value representative of the load on the plunger based upon the obtained speed of movement of the drive element by use of a predetermined relationship between the speed of movement of the drive element and the load on the plunger;
- and
- determining a control signal for controlling the load on a plunger of a baler based on the obtained value representative of the load on the plunger.
A control system for a baler comprising a plunger and driving system having at least one drive element, the system comprising
- an electronic device configured for determining a value representative of a load on the plunger of the baler driven by the drive system with at least one drive element, the electronic device configured for obtaining a speed of movement of the drive element;
- the electronic device comprising a data storage for storing data about a predetermined relationship between the speed of movement of the drive element and the load on the plunger;
- and the electronic device further configured-for determining the value representative of or the estimate of the load on the plunger based upon the obtained speed of movement of the drive element by use of the stored predetermined relationship between this speed of movement of the drive element and the load on the plunger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.