Indirect Power and Torque Determination System and Method

    公开(公告)号:US20240292782A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18116384

    申请日:2023-03-02

    CPC classification number: A01D41/1243 A01F12/40 A01F29/095

    Abstract: A crop debris routing assembly for an agricultural machine includes a chopper rotor and opposing knives. The chopper rotor is configured to rotate about a chopper axis and includes chopper knives extending away from the chopper axis. The opposing knives extend toward the chopper rotor and are spaced from the chopper knives. The crop debris routing assembly includes at least one load cell operatively coupled to a controller. The at least one load cell measures a force applied to the opposing knives as harvested crop passes through the crop debris routing assembly. The controller receives a signal from the at least one load cell indicative of the measured force applied to the opposing knives and determines an amount of power required by the chopper rotor based on the measured force applied to the opposing knives and a rotational speed of the chopper rotor.

    CROP RESIDUE SPREAD MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240365704A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-07

    申请号:US18311479

    申请日:2023-05-03

    Abstract: A residue spread monitoring system for an agricultural harvester includes sensors and a controller configured to receive images from the sensors and determine a mode of plume evaluation as a first mode of plume evaluation or a second mode of plume evaluation; determine, in the first mode of plume evaluation, a first spread of the plume of residue based on the residue within the one or more first images; measure, in the second mode of plume evaluation, one or more first characteristics of dust represented in the one or more first images; and process, in the second mode of plume evaluation, the one or more first characteristics of dust is used to obtain the first spread of the plume of residue; and control operation of the agricultural harvester according to the first spread of the plume of residue.

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