Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Monitoring of bin level for an agricultural product
- Patent Title (中): 监测农产品仓库水平
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Application No.: US12164926Application Date: 2008-06-30
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Publication No.: US08032255B2Publication Date: 2011-10-04
- Inventor: James Joseph Phelan , Tyler Schleicher
- Applicant: James Joseph Phelan , Tyler Schleicher
- Applicant Address: US IL Moline
- Assignee: Deere & Company
- Current Assignee: Deere & Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Moline
- Main IPC: G05D9/00
- IPC: G05D9/00 ; G06F19/00 ; G01B5/18

Abstract:
A level sensor, associated with a bin, detects a particular reference level of an agricultural product in the bin and generates a calibration indicator. An input sensor determines an input rate of the agricultural product into the bin. A conveyer is capable of transporting the agricultural product out of the bin. An output sensor provides a status indicator that indicates whether the conveyer is in an active state or in an inactive state during one or more evaluation time windows. A data processor determines an output rate of the agricultural product based on the status indicator. The data processor comprises a level estimator for estimating an estimated bin level of the bin based on the input rate and an output rate. The data processor comprises a calibrator for calibrating the estimated bin level with reference to the particular reference level in response to the calibration indicator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090325658A1 MONITORING OF BIN LEVEL FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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