Row unit control system for an agricultural harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorMatthew D'Amicantonio
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Abstract
A row unit control system for an agricultural harvester includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to identify an absence of crops along a respective path of each row unit of a set of row units of the agricultural harvester. In addition, the controller is configured to terminate operation of at least one component of the row unit in response to identifying the absence of the crops along the respective path of the row unit.
Claims20
A row unit control system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- identify an absence of crops along a respective path of each row unit of a plurality of row units of the agricultural harvester;
- and
- terminate operation of at least one component of the row unit in response to identifying the absence of the crops along the respective path of the row unit.
An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a plurality of row units, wherein each row unit of the plurality of row units is configured to receive crops as the row unit moves along a respective path;
- and
- a row unit control system comprising a controller having a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- identify an absence of the crops along the respective path of each row unit of the plurality of row units;
- and
- terminate operation of at least one component of the row unit in response to identifying the absence of the crops along the respective path of the row unit.
A method for controlling a plurality of row units of an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- identifying, via a controller comprising a memory and a processor, an absence of crops along a respective path of each row unit of the plurality of row units;
- and
- terminating, via the controller, operation of at least one component of the row unit in response to identifying the absence of the crops along the respective path of the row unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.