Plugged sprayer/spreader detection using electromagnetic radiation

    公开(公告)号:US11219912B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16401628

    申请日:2019-05-02

    申请人: Deere & Company

    摘要: An agricultural spreader includes at least one delivery conduit that carries material to be spread from a bin to an exit end of the delivery conduit under the influence of air blown through the delivery conduit by a fan. A deflector is mounted proximate the exit end of the delivery pipe and deflects the material onto agricultural field in a dispersal area. A radio frequency (RF) transmitter is disposed to generate an RF signal that passes through the dispersal area. The RF signal is detectably changed when interacting with the material passing through the dispersal area. An RF receiver is disposed to receive the RF signal after the RF signal passes through the dispersal area and provides an output indicative of the RF signal. A controller is coupled to RF receiver and detects plugging of the delivery conduit based on the output of the RF receiver.

    OVERHEAD POWER CABLE DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20190302762A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US15943849

    申请日:2018-04-03

    申请人: Deere & Company

    摘要: A mobile machine includes a sensor that generates a sensor signal indicative of ozone gas concentration. A power cable proximate the mobile machine, is identified based on the sensor signal. An avoidance action, is identified in response to determining that the power cable is proximate the mobile machine, and a control signal is generated based on the identified avoidance action.

    Plugged spray nozzle detection using radio-frequency transmissions

    公开(公告)号:US11241004B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US15988186

    申请日:2018-05-24

    申请人: Deere & Company

    IPC分类号: A01M7/00 G05D1/02 A01C23/02

    摘要: An agricultural sprayer includes at least one nozzle configure to receive a fluid and direct atomized fluid to an agricultural surface in a dispersal area. A radio-frequency (RF) transmitter is disposed to generate an RF signal that passes through the dispersal area. The RF signal is detectably changed when interacting with droplets of the atomized fluid. A first RF receiver is disposed to receive the RF signal after the RF signal passes through the dispersal area and provides an output indicative of the RF signal. A controller is coupled to the first RF receiver and is configured to detect plugging of the at least one nozzle based on the output of the first RF receiver.