Method for controlling a loading tool

A control system of an agricultural machine, comprising:

• an electronic control unit for controlling a function of the machine;
• a loading tool for receiving a payload, the loading tool movably coupled to the machine;
• a first sensor disposed in communication with the electronic control unit, the first sensor configured to detect a height of the loading tool;
• a second sensor disposed in communication with the electronic control unit, the second sensor configured to detect a volume of a payload to be received by the loading tool;
• and
• predetermined calibration data stored in the electronic control unit, the calibration data defined as a ratio between a volume of the payload and a mass of the payload;
• wherein, during an operating mode, the first sensor detects the height of the loading tool, the second sensor detects the volume of the payload, and the electronic control unit determines the mass of the payload as a function of the detected volume and the calibration data.

A method for controlling a loading tool, comprising:

• positioning the loading tool on a lifting device of a machine;
• providing calibration data representative of a ratio between a volume of a payload and a mass of a payload;
• guiding the loading tool via an electronic control unit to a payload stock;
• receiving a payload by the loading tool from the payload stock during an operating mode;
• detecting a volume of the payload during the operating mode;
• and
• determining the mass of the payload as a function of the detecting step and the calibration data.