Corn ear monitoring system for an agricultural harvester
AssigneesCNH Industrial America LLC, CNH Industrial Belgium N.V.
InventorsJethro Martin, Karl Robert Linde, Jasper Vanlerberghe, Sai Niranjan Reddy Kukkala
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Abstract
A corn ear monitoring system for an agricultural harvester includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive an image of an ear of corn in contact with a first side of a transparent panel from a camera positioned on a second side of the transparent panel. The controller is also configured to determine a determined width of the ear of corn based on a distance between the camera and the first side of the transparent panel and a monitored width of the ear of corn within the image.
Claims20
A corn ear monitoring system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive an image of an ear of corn in contact with a first side of a transparent panel from a camera positioned on a second side of the transparent panel;
- and
- determine a determined width of the ear of corn based on a distance between the camera and the first side of the transparent panel and a monitored width of the ear of corn within the image.
A corn ear monitoring system for an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a transparent panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is configured to contact an ear of corn;
- a camera positioned on the second side of the transparent panel at a distance from the first side of the transparent panel, wherein the camera is configured to output a signal indicative of an image of the ear of corn in contact with the first side of the transparent panel;
- and
- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the camera, and the controller is configured to:
- receive the signal indicative of the image of the ear of corn;
- and
- determine a determined width of the ear of corn based on the distance and a monitored width of the ear of corn within the image.
An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a corn ear monitoring system, comprising:
- a transparent panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the transparent panel is coupled to a portion of the agricultural harvester, and the first side is configured to contact an ear of corn;
- a camera positioned on the second side of the transparent panel at a distance from the first side of the transparent panel, wherein the camera is configured to output a signal indicative of an image of the ear of corn in contact with the first side of the transparent panel;
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- a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the camera, and the controller is configured to:
- receive the signal indicative of the image of the ear of corn;
- and
- determine a determined width of the ear of corn based on the distance and a monitored width of the ear of corn within the image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.