Twin-row seeding system and method
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsMatthew D. Goodon, James Edward Schott
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Abstract
A method for operating a twin-row metering system including a first seed meter and a second seed meter. Each of the first seed meter and the second seed meter includes a motor with a driveshaft and a seed disc operably coupled with the motor via the driveshaft. The method includes a step of measuring a position of the driveshaft of the first motor. An additional step includes measuring a position of the driveshaft of the second motor. An additional step includes determining an angular offset between the position of the driveshaft of the first motor and a position of the driveshaft of the second motor. And a further step includes adjusting a rotational speed of the driveshaft of the second motor based on the determined angular offset.
Claims20
A method of operating a twin-row metering system comprising a first seed meter and a second seed meter, wherein the first seed meter includes a first motor with a driveshaft and a seed disc operably coupled with the first motor via the driveshaft, and wherein the second seed meter includes a second motor with a driveshaft and a seed disc operably coupled with the second motor via the driveshaft, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) measuring a position of the driveshaft of the first motor;
- (b) measuring a position of the driveshaft of the second motor;
- (c) determining an angular offset between the position of the driveshaft of the first motor and a position of the driveshaft of the second motor;
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- (d) adjusting a rotational speed of the driveshaft of the second motor based on the angular offset determined in step (c).
A twin-row metering system comprising:
- a first seed meter including a first motor with a driveshaft and a seed disc operably coupled with the first motor via the driveshaft;
- a second seed meter including a second motor with a driveshaft and a seed disc operably coupled with the second motor via the driveshaft;
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- a motor control unit configured to control operation of, at least, said second seed meter, wherein said motor control unit is configured to (i) determine an angular offset between a position of the driveshaft of the first motor and a position of the driveshaft of the second motor, and (ii) adjust a rotational speed of the driveshaft of the second motor based on the angular offset.
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