US 2023/0403972 A1Published application

System and method for automatically controlling fertilizer application within a field

AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

InventorsBrittany Schroeder, Dennis George Thompson, Trevor Stanhope

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Abstract

A system for automatically controlling fertilizer application during the performance of a planting operation includes a row unit of a planting implement, the row unit being configured to deposit seeds within soil and having a fertilizer applicator configured to selectively dispense fertilizer. The system further includes a first sensor that generates first data indicative of a first nutrient-related parameter(s) within a field, and a second sensor supported on the planting implement that generates second data indicative of a second nutrient-related parameter(s) within the field, rearward of the row unit. A computing system determines an initial amount of the nutrient(s) within the field based on the first data, controls an operation of the fertilizer applicator to dispense the fertilizer onto the field, and determines an updated amount of the nutrient(s) within the field based on the second data.

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Dependent claims

A system for automatically controlling fertilizer application within a field during the performance of a planting operation, the system comprising:

a row unit of a planting implement, the row unit being configured to deposit seeds within soil, the row unit including:
a furrow opening assembly configured to create a furrow in the soil for depositing seeds within a field;
and
a fertilizer applicator configured to selectively dispense fertilizer onto the field;
a first nutrient-related sensor configured to generate first data indicative of one or more first nutrient-related parameters within the field;
a second nutrient-related sensor supported on the planting implement, the second nutrient-related sensor being configured to generate second data indicative of one or more second nutrient-related parameters within the field, rearward of the row unit relative to a direction of travel of the planting implement;
and
a computing system communicatively coupled to the fertilizer applicator, the computing system being configured to:
receive the first data generated by the first nutrient-related sensor;
determine an initial amount of each of one or more nutrients within the field based at least in part on the first data;
control an operation of the fertilizer applicator to dispense the fertilizer onto the field;
receive the second data generated by the second nutrient-related sensor;
and
determine an updated amount of each of the one or more nutrients within the field based at least in part on the second data.

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A method for automatically controlling fertilizer application within a field during the performance of a planting operation by a planting implement, the planting implement comprising a row unit having a furrow opening assembly configured to create a furrow in soil for depositing seeds, and the row unit having a fertilizer applicator configured to selectively dispense fertilizer onto the field, the method comprising:

receiving, with a computing system, first data generated by a first nutrient-related sensor, the first data being indicative of one or more first nutrient-related parameters within the field;
determining, with the computing system, an initial amount of each of one or more nutrients within the field based at least in part on the first data;
controlling, with the computing system, an operation of the fertilizer applicator to dispense the fertilizer onto the field;
receiving, with the computing system, second data generated by a second nutrient-related sensor supported on the planting implement, the second data being indicative of one or more second nutrient-related parameters within the field, rearward of the row unit relative to a direction of travel of the planting implement;
and
determining, with the computing system, an updated amount of each of the one or more nutrients within the field based at least in part on the second data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.