Remote adjustment of a row unit of an agricultural device
First Claim
1. A row unit for use with an agricultural planter, comprising:
- a furrow opener coupled to a frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth;
an optical sensor adapted to sense a furrow depth associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed furrow depth, said sensor being an electronic optical sensor;
a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed furrow depth; and
a memory in communication with the processing unit for storing and retrieving the sensed furrow depth.
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Abstract
Agricultural devices, row unit adjustment systems, and methods of adjusting a depth of a furrow include an agricultural device that is adapted to plant seeds and includes a frame, a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth, a sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic, and a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed characteristic. The depth of the furrow is adjustable based on the signal associated with the sensed characteristic. Such characteristic may be a characteristic of the soil, a force applied to the agricultural device, or a position of a portion of the agricultural device.
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18 Claims
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1. A row unit for use with an agricultural planter, comprising:
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a furrow opener coupled to a frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth; an optical sensor adapted to sense a furrow depth associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed furrow depth, said sensor being an electronic optical sensor; a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed furrow depth; and a memory in communication with the processing unit for storing and retrieving the sensed furrow depth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of acquiring information sensed by a row unit of an agricultural planter, the row unit including a frame and a furrow opener coupled to the frame, the method comprising:
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sensing a furrow depth associated with seed planting with an optical sensor; generating a signal associated with the furrow depth with the sensor; communicating the signal to a processing unit; and storing the signal with a memory that is communicable with the processing unit and capable of being retrieved at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control and monitoring system for an agricultural planter having one or more row units having a furrow opener, comprising:
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an optical sensor adapted to sense a furrow depth associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed furrow depth; a processing unit in communication with the sensor, and wherein the processing unit is adapted to receive the signal associated with the sensed furrow depth; and a memory in communication with the processing unit for storing and retrieving the sensed furrow depth. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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