Field Productivity Gauge

• US 20120240421A1
• Filed: 12/27/2011
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AGCO Corporation
• Original Assignee: AGCO Corporation
• Inventors: Clark, Stanley R.
• Application Number:
  US13/337,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20120240421A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 33/600
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/04 using a separate indicating element for each variable

Abstract

A field productivity gauge includes an indicator for a present value and an indicator for a comparison value of an operating characteristic, such as field productivity.

Claims

1. A field productivity gauge, comprising:

a first indicator configured to indicate a present value of field productivity of an agricultural vehicle; and

a second indicator configured to indicate a comparison value of field productivity of the agricultural vehicle.

2. The field productivity gauge of claim 1, wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are proximate one another.

3. The field productivity gauge of claim 1, wherein the first indicator is configured to change a display property in response to the present value and the comparison value.

4. The field productivity gauge of claim 3, wherein the display property is color.

5. The field productivity gauge of claim 1, wherein the first indicator and second indicator are provided in a cab of the agricultural vehicle.

6. The field productivity gauge of claim 1, wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are configured to indicate the present and comparison value simultaneously.

7. A method comprising:

indicating at an agricultural vehicle a present value of field productivity; and

indicating at the agricultural vehicle a comparison value of field productivity.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising, determining the comparison value at the agricultural vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of determining a field productivity comparison value comprises:

determining an area worked by the vehicle;

determining the time used to accomplish for the area; and

dividing the area worked by the time used.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of determining an area worked by the vehicle comprises:

determining a distance traveled by the vehicle; and

multiplying the width of a header of the vehicle by the traveled distance.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of determining the comparison value of the operating characteristic at the agricultural vehicle comprises determining a comparison value of the operating characteristic associated with a predetermined identifier.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined identifier is a field identity.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined identifier is an operator identity.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined identifier is a time period.

15. An agricultural gauge constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as shown in the accompanying figures.