CONTROLLING AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE BASED ON SENSED INPUTS
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1. A control system for controlling an agricultural machine, comprising:
- a rate of change identifier component that receives a sensor signal from a sensor on a machine, the sensor signal being indicative of a sensed variable, and wherein the rate of change identifier component is configured to identifying a rate of change of the sensed variable based on the sensor signal; and
a control signal generator component that generates a set of control signals that control a subsystem on the agricultural machine, wherein the set of control signals is generated based on the identified rate of change of the sensed variable.
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Abstract
A variable is sensed that is indicative of a performance of a machine. A rate of change of the sensed variable is determined, and a control signal is generated for controlling an agricultural vehicle, based upon the rate of change in the value of the sensed variable.
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1. A control system for controlling an agricultural machine, comprising:
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a rate of change identifier component that receives a sensor signal from a sensor on a machine, the sensor signal being indicative of a sensed variable, and wherein the rate of change identifier component is configured to identifying a rate of change of the sensed variable based on the sensor signal; and a control signal generator component that generates a set of control signals that control a subsystem on the agricultural machine, wherein the set of control signals is generated based on the identified rate of change of the sensed variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer implemented method of controlling a towing vehicle that tows a planting machine, the method comprising:
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receiving a sensor signal indicative of a sensed variable on the towing machine; identifying a rate of change of the sensed variable based on the sensor signal; generating a set of control signals based on the identified rate of change of the sensed variable; and controlling a subsystem on the towing vehicle based on the set of control signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An agricultural machine, comprising:
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a propulsion system that drives the agricultural machine at a controllable travel speed; and a control system comprising; a rate of change identifier component that receives a sensor signal from a sensor, the sensor signal being indicative of a sensed variable, and wherein the rate of change identifier component is configured to identify a rate of change of the sensed variable based on the sensor signal; and a control signal generator component configured to, based on the identified rate of change of the sensed variable, generates a speed control signal that controls the propulsion system to control travel speed of the agricultural machine, such that the travel speed is at least in part, based on the identified rate of change of the sensed variable.
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