Method of monitoring equipment of an agricultural machine
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Abstract
A method of monitoring equipment of an agricultural machine includes taking a process computer and connecting the same to at least one sensor measuring an operational characteristic of the agricultural machine. The process computer evaluates the data received from the sensor and checks whether they indicate a fault of the agricultural machine. In this case, the data may be below and/or above a predetermined threshold. When such as fault or error occurs, the process computer submits a fault message to a remote station using a communications interface. The fault message contains a fault information identifying a type of the fault.
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32 Claims
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15. A method of monitoring equipment for an agricultural machine, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the status of at least one operative part of the agricultural machine;
processing the detected status to determine if the detected status falls within a first predefined range;
processing the detected status to determine a performance parameter and determine if the performance parameter falls within a second predefined range;
automatically transmitting a fault message to a remote location when the detected status falls outside the first predefined range; and
automatically transmitting a fault message to a remote location when the performance parameter falls outside the second predefined range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device monitoring equipment for an agricultural machine, comprising:
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means for detecting the status of at least one operative part of the agricultural machine;
means for processing the detected status to determine if the detected status falls within a first predefined range;
means for processing the detected status to determine a performance parameter and determine if the performance parameter falls within a second predefined range;
means for automatically transmitting a fault message to a remote location when the detected status falls outside the first predefined range; and
means for automatically transmitting a fault message to a remote location when the performance parameter falls outside the second predefined range. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of monitoring equipment for an agricultural machine, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the status of at least one operative part of the agricultural machine;
processing the detected status to determine if the detected status falls within a first predefined range; and
automatically transmitting a fault message to a remote location when the detected status falls outside the first predefined range. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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