Windrow material throughput estimation system

An apparatus for controlling a speed at which a crop material is conveyed along the apparatus comprising:

• at least one conveyor having a conveyor belt and a driver, the driver adapted to provide a force for a rotational displacement of the conveyor belt;
• a first sensor coupled to the at least one conveyor;
• a memory device coupled with at least one processor, the memory device including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
• estimate, from information obtained by the first sensor, at least one of a weight and a mass of the crop material on the conveyor belt;
• identify a target location at which the crop material discharged from the at least one conveyor is to be deposited;
• estimate, using at least one of the weight or the mass of the crop material and the target location, a speed to operate at least one of the driver and the conveyor belt;
• and
• generate a signal to facilitate operation of at least one of the driver and the conveyor belt at the speed.