System and method for controlling the operation of a harvesting implement of an agricultural harvester

A system for controlling an operation of a harvesting implement of an agricultural implement, the system comprising:

• a first crop feed component configured to direct a first portion of crop material from a field toward an auger of the harvesting implement;
• a first actuator configured to drive the first crop feed component;
• a second crop feed component spaced apart from the first crop feed component in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to a direction of travel of the harvesting implement, the second crop feed component configured to direct a second portion of the crop material to the auger;
• a second actuator configured to drive the second crop feed component;
• first and second sensors configured to generate data associated with the direction of travel and a ground speed of the harvesting implement;
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• a computing system communicatively coupled to the first and second sensors, the computing system configured to:
• determine the ground speed of the harvesting implement based on the data generated by the first and second sensors;
• determine a direction of a turn along which the harvesting implement is traveling based on the data generated by the first and second sensors;
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• control an operation of the first and second actuators based on the determined ground speed and the determined direction such that one of the first or second crop feed components on an outside of the turn is driven at a greater rate than the other of the first or second crop feed components.

A method for controlling an operation of a harvesting implement of an agricultural implement, the harvesting implement including a first crop feed component configured to direct a first portion of crop material from a field toward an auger of the harvesting implement and a second crop feed component configured to direct a second portion of the crop material to the auger, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing system, first and second sensor data associated with the direction of travel and a ground speed of the harvesting implement;
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• determining, with the computing system, the ground speed of the harvesting implement based on the received first and second sensor data;
• determining, with the computing system, a direction of a turn along which the harvesting implement is traveling based on the received first and second sensor data;
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• controlling, with the computing system, an operation of first and second actuators configured to respectively drive the first and second crop feed components based on the determined ground speed and the determined direction such that one of the first or second crop feed components on an outside of the turn is driven at a greater rate than the other of the first or second crop feed components.