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US 2026/0235434 A1Published application
Scale weight distribution using agricultural characteristic index for yield mapping and sensor calibration
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsRyan C. RUSSELL, Federico PARDINA-MALBRAN, Corey A. AKERS, Nathan R. VANDIKE
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Abstract
A yield characteristic is sensed and correlated to a harvested area. A agricultural characteristic index is obtained for the harvested area, and the yield characteristic is distributed across the harvested area based upon the agricultural characteristic index. The distributed yield characteristic can be used for mapping. The distributed yield characteristic can also be used for calibrating a yield sensor.
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A computer implemented method comprising:
- detecting a collective yield characteristic indicative of crop yield corresponding to harvested material received from an agricultural harvester;
- obtaining harvest area indicia indicative of a harvest area from which the harvested material was harvested;
- accessing geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data corresponding to the harvest area;
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- attributing portions of the collective yield characteristic to a plurality of different geographic locations in the harvest area based on the geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data.
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A characteristic distribution system comprising:
- a yield characteristic detector configured to detect a collective yield characteristic indicative of crop yield corresponding to harvested material harvested by an agricultural harvester;
- a harvest area identifier configured to obtain harvest area indicia indicative of a harvest area from which the harvested material was harvested;
- an agricultural characteristic index-to-harvested area correlation system configured to access geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data and correlate the geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data to the harvest area;
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- a yield characteristic distribution processor configured to attribute portions of the collective yield characteristic to a plurality of different geographic locations in the harvest area based on the geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data.
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An agricultural system comprising:
- a scale configured to detect a collective material weight corresponding to harvested material received from an agricultural harvester;
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- a distribution system configured to identify a harvest area from which the harvested material was harvested, access geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data corresponding to the harvest area, and attribute portions of the collective material weight to a plurality of different geographic locations in the harvest area based on the geo-referenced agricultural characteristic index data.
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