SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING DEPTH OF GROUND-ENGAGING PLANTING ROW UNIT USING FORWARD SENSOR THAT MEASURES RESIDUE AHEAD OF ROW UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20250063973A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18946696

    申请日:2024-11-13

    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.

    Finishing tool assembly position control system for an agricultural tillage implement

    公开(公告)号:US12207578B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US17889906

    申请日:2022-08-17

    Abstract: A finishing tool control system for an agricultural implement may include a controller communicatively coupled to a first and a second sensor. The controller is configured to control a height of a finishing tool above a soil surface. Further, the first sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of a height of a main frame of the agricultural implement above the soil surface. In response to determining that a height increase of the main frame exceeds a threshold height adjustment, the controller increases the height of the finishing tool. The second sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of the height of the finishing tool of the finishing assembly above the soil surface. Moreover, in response to determining that a height of the finishing assembly above the soil surface is less than a threshold value, the controller increases the height of the finishing tool.

    Row unit for agricultural implement

    公开(公告)号:US12150399B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US18096082

    申请日:2023-01-12

    Abstract: An agricultural row unit for use with a towing frame hitched to a tractor includes an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to the towing frame, a linkage pivotably coupled to the attachment frame, and a row unit frame having a leading end pivotably coupled to the linkage to permit vertical pivoting movement of the row unit frame relative to the attachment frame. A hydraulic cylinder coupled to the attachment frame and the linkage, for urging the row unit frame downwardly toward the soil, includes a movable ram extending into the cylinder, and a hydraulic-fluid cavity within the cylinder for receiving pressurized hydraulic fluid for advancing the ram in a direction that pivots the linkage and the row unit frame downwardly toward the soil. An accumulator positioned adjacent to the hydraulic cylinder has a fluid chamber containing a diaphragm, with the portion of the chamber on one side of the diaphragm being connected to the hydraulic-fluid cavity in the hydraulic cylinder, and the portion of the chamber on the other side of the diaphragm containing a pressurized gas.

    Method for adjusting the position of a power lift

    公开(公告)号:US12137624B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US17196255

    申请日:2021-03-09

    Abstract: A method for adjusting the position of a power lift of an agricultural utility vehicle includes storing one or more target positions in a control device, moving the control member rotationally relative to and translationally along a longitudinal axis, and adjusting the one or more target positions of the power lift within a position range defined by a lower limit position and an upper limit position by a variable movement of the control member.

    DISC BLADE ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240324480A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18129156

    申请日:2023-03-31

    CPC classification number: A01B63/002 A01B33/024 A01B63/10

    Abstract: A disc blade angle control system for an agricultural implement includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a side load applied to a disc blade of the agricultural implement. The disc blade is configured to engage soil, and the side load corresponds to a force applied to the disc blade along an axis parallel to a rotational axis of the disc blade. The controller is also configured to control an actuator to adjust an angle of the disc blade based on the side load.

    Automated header float optimization and field learning for a work vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12075729B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17008312

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Inventor: Austin J. Karst

    CPC classification number: A01D75/18 A01B63/008 A01B63/10 F15B15/14

    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a chassis, and a work implement movably coupled to the chassis, the work implement configured to perform a field-engaging function. The work vehicle also includes an actuator coupled to the work implement and configured to adjust a position of the work implement relative to a ground surface, and a controller in communication with a communication module. The controller is configured to monitor a location of the work machine via the communication module, and load a field map that identifies spatial information about a corresponding field, and a characteristic of the actuator associated with the spatial information. The controller is further configured to partition the spatial information into at least one pass traversable by the work machine. The controller is also configured to create an adjustment event to adjust the actuator in response to the location of the work machine moving within the at least one pass.

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