Sensing systems for agricultural implements and related methods
AssigneeJose Roberto Do Amaral Assy
InventorsJose Roberto do Amaral Assy, Alexandre Leite Rosa, Andre Nogueira de Sa, Douglas Candido Cavalcante
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Abstract
Sensing systems for agricultural equipment and related methods may be configured for detecting the operating state of rotating elements in agricultural implements. The sensing systems for an agricultural implement may include a rotating element and a monitoring center equipped with an alert mechanism. The sensing systems may include an inertial sensor, a microprocessor, a communication element, and a power supply. The sensing system may be a single element fixed directly to the rotating element.
Claims6
A method of rotation sensing applied in an agricultural implement, wherein the agricultural implement comprises a rotating element, the method comprising:
- performing a first reading of inertial values of orthogonal axes of a sensor reference system and defining a first resulting vector;
- performing a second reading of the inertial values of the orthogonal axes of the sensor reference system and defining a second resulting vector;
- calculating an angular variation between the first and second resulting vectors;
- determining whether there is an angular variation between the first and second resulting vectors and, if there is an angular variation, repeating the foregoing steps and, if there is no angular variation, sending an alert signal to a monitoring center.
A method of tilt sensing for an agricultural implement, wherein the agricultural implement comprises a rotating element, a reference element, and a monitoring center, the method comprising:
- performing a first reading of inertial values of the orthogonal axes of a reference system of a first inertial sensor fixed on the rotating element and defining a first resulting vector;
- performing a second reading of the inertial values of the orthogonal axes of a reference system of a second inertial sensor fixed on the reference element and defining a second resulting vector;
- calculating an angular variation between the first and second resulting vectors;
- determining a relative angle between the rotating element and the reference element;
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- determining a relative orientation of the rotating element relative to the reference element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.