Cotton module builder calibration
AssigneeCNH America LLC
InventorsYun Ren Ho, Michael J. Covington, George H. Hale
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Abstract
A system and method for calibrating a cotton module builder having a compactor frame, the system including an electronic controller configured to move the compactor frame to a plurality of positions, to read a compactor frame position sensor or sensors in the first and second positions, and to calibrate the sensor or sensors based on the sensor readings.
Claims18
A system for calibrating a cotton module builder, the builder having a chamber for receiving a volume of cotton bolls and a compactor frame disposed at least partially within the chamber to compress the top of the cotton bolls, the system comprising:
- means for moving the compactor frame between first and second positions;
- means for sensing the position of the compactor frame in the first and second positions;
- and
- control means for
- receiving a first signal from the means for sensing indicating the first position of the compactor frame,
- receiving a second signal from the means for sensing indicating the second position of the compactor frame after receiving the first signal, and
- calibrating the means for sensing based upon the first and the second signals.
A computer implemented method for calibrating a sensor of a cotton module builder, the builder including a module builder chamber for receiving a volume of cotton bolls, a compactor frame disposed at least partially within the chamber to compress the top of the volume of cotton bolls, and at least one position sensor disposed to sense the relative position of the compactor frame with respect to the chamber, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first electronic signal from the at least one position sensor indicating a first predetermined position of the compactor frame;
- receiving a second electronic signal from the at least one position sensor indicating a second predetermined position of the compactor frame after receiving the first signal;
- and
- electronically calibrating the at least one position sensor based upon the first and the second signals.
A system for calibrating sensors of a cotton module builder having a compactor frame for compacting cotton bolls, the system comprising:
- at least one compactor frame position sensor disposed to sense the position of the compactor frame;
- and
- an electronic controller configured
- to receive a first position signal from the position sensor indicating a first predetermined position of the compactor frame,
- to receive a second position signal from the position sensor indicating a second predetermined position of the compactor frame after receiving the first signal, and
- to calibrate the position sensor based upon the first and the second signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.