Sectional control calibration system and method
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1. A controller, comprising:
- a memory; and
a processor configured to;
access, in the memory, a first elapsed time relative to activation of a first meter module of a metering subassembly when a first pressure within a first header of an agricultural implement reaches a first target pressure;
access, in the memory, a second elapsed time relative to activation of a second meter module of the metering subassembly when a second pressure within a second header of the agricultural implement reaches a second target pressure, wherein the first pressure is measured via a first pressure sensor at the first header, the second pressure is measured via a second pressure sensor at the second header, and the first and second meter modules are in fluid communication with the first and second headers, respectively;
control a first actuator to activate the first meter module to enable product flow from a product storage tank through the first elapsed header based at least in part on the first time; and
control a second actuator to activate the second meter module to enable product flow from the product storage tank through the second elapsed header based at least in part on the second time.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes metering agricultural product to a first header of an agricultural implement via a first meter module of a metering subassembly, receiving, at a processor, a first signal indicative of a first amount of agricultural material at the first header, and determining, via the processor, a first time relative to activation of the first meter module when the first amount reaches a target amount of agricultural product based at least in part on the first signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; access, in the memory, a first elapsed time relative to activation of a first meter module of a metering subassembly when a first pressure within a first header of an agricultural implement reaches a first target pressure; access, in the memory, a second elapsed time relative to activation of a second meter module of the metering subassembly when a second pressure within a second header of the agricultural implement reaches a second target pressure, wherein the first pressure is measured via a first pressure sensor at the first header, the second pressure is measured via a second pressure sensor at the second header, and the first and second meter modules are in fluid communication with the first and second headers, respectively; control a first actuator to activate the first meter module to enable product flow from a product storage tank through the first elapsed header based at least in part on the first time; and control a second actuator to activate the second meter module to enable product flow from the product storage tank through the second elapsed header based at least in part on the second time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A controller, comprising:
a processor configured to; instruct a first actuator to drive a first meter module of a metering subassembly to dispense agricultural product from a product storage tank to a first header of an agricultural implement; instruct a second actuator to drive a second meter module of the metering subassembly to dispense agricultural product from the product storage tank to a second header of the agricultural implement; receive a first signal indicative of a first pressure within the first header from a first pressure sensor at the first header and a second signal indicative of a second pressure within the second header from a second pressure sensor at the second header; and determine a first elapsed time relative to activation of the first meter module when the first pressure reaches a first target pressure based on the first signal and a second elapsed time relative to activation of the second meter module when the second pressure reaches a second target pressure based on the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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metering agricultural product from a product storage tank to a first header of an agricultural implement via a first meter module of a metering subassembly; receiving, at a processor, a first signal indicative of a first amount of agricultural material at the first header from a first sensor at the first header; and determining, via the processor, a first elapsed time relative to activation of the first meter module when the first amount reaches a target amount of agricultural product based at least in part on the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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