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.
Claims1
A method of vibration sensing applied in an agricultural implement, comprising:
- performing readings for a predetermined period of inertial values of orthogonal axes of a reference system of an inertial sensor fixed to an element of an agricultural implement;
- calculating an average of the readings in one of the axes and defining an operational limit for the readings;
- determining whether there is a variation in the readings greater than the defined operational limit;
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- sending an alert to an operator when there is a variation greater than the defined operational limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.