GPS controlled residue spread width

A positioning sensor (410) (e.g., GPS) allows a controller (420) to determine the present location and orientation of the harvester (100) on a map and to record the presently and previously harvested portions of a field. The controller (420) uses the map and positional information to determine if th...

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Main Author KNAPP, KEVIN F
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 13.04.2016
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HARVESTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
MOWING
PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL
SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY
TRAPPING
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Summary:A positioning sensor (410) (e.g., GPS) allows a controller (420) to determine the present location and orientation of the harvester (100) on a map and to record the presently and previously harvested portions of a field. The controller (420) uses the map and positional information to determine if the crop residue spray pattern from an adjustable spreader (120) returns substantially all the crop residue to the currently harvest portion and automatically adjusts the adjustable spreader (120) to achieve an ideal residue spray pattern.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110164507