Agricultural systems having stalk sensors and data visualization systems and related devices and methods
AssigneeAg Leader Technology
InventorsRoger Zielke, Scott Eichhorn, Tony Woodcock, Logan Handsaker, Barry Anderson
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Abstract
Agricultural systems have stalk sensor assemblies and/or data visualization systems. The stalk sensor assemblies are configured for assessing the size and other characteristics about crops, such as corn and other grains entering an agricultural implement, such as a harvester. The stalk sensor assemblies may use an estimation of the stalk perimeter to establish stalk size and therefore further features about the crop. The visualization system utilizes data from the stalk sensor assemblies to calculate and display relevant information about the crop.
Claims20
A stalk sensor data visualization system comprising:
- (a) one or more sensors disposed on one or more row units, each of the one or more sensors configured to sense stalks passing through the corn head;
- (b) a display in communication with the one or more sensor and the GPS receiver;
- (c) a yield monitor system in communication with the display comprising at least one processor;
- (d) a storage media in communication with the display,
- wherein the display is configured display data from the one or more sensors on the display in real time or near real time and wherein data from the one or more sensors is processed to show a yield for one or more treatments.
A stalk sensor data visualization system comprising:
- (a) one or more sensors disposed on one or more row units, each of the one or more sensors configured to sense stalks passing through a corn head;
- (b) a display in communication with the one or more sensors;
- (c) a storage system in communication with the display;
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- (d) a yield monitor system in communication with the display comprising at least one processor,
- wherein the processor is configured to process data from the one or more sensors to display yield per row.
An agricultural monitoring system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of row units on a harvester, each of the plurality of row unit comprising a sensor assembly configured to detect and count stalks;
- (b) a yield monitor;
- (c) a processor in communication each of the sensor assemblies and the yield monitor;
- wherein the processor is configured to determine a yield for each of one or more agronomic or mechanical treatments in a harvested area and display a comparison of the yield for each of the one or more agronomic or mechanical treatments in the harvested area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.