STALK SENSOR APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
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1. A method providing improvements in agricultural science by determining yield values based on stalk-specific measurements collected by an agricultural combine harvester while traversing a field, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first stalk sensor associated with a first combine row unit of an agricultural combine harvester, a first signal that indicates a position of the first stalk sensor relative to a first stalk;
receiving, from a second stalk sensor associated with a second combine row unit of the agricultural combine harvester, a second signal that indicates a position of the second stalk sensor relative to a second stalk;
determining stalk diameter measurements and stalk measurement locations based on, at least in part, the first signal and the second signal;
based on, at least in part, the stalk diameter measurements and the stalk measurement locations, determining one or more yield values for a region of the field;
wherein the one or more yield values are determined by correlating the stalk diameter measurements and the stalk measurement locations;
generating, and displaying using a computer display device, a first yield map that depicts associations between the stalk diameter measurements, the stalk measurement locations and the one or more yield values.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting stalks processed by a combine harvester, for measuring stalk diameters, and for displaying harvest metrics and yield data to a user based on stalk locations and stalk diameters.
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1. A method providing improvements in agricultural science by determining yield values based on stalk-specific measurements collected by an agricultural combine harvester while traversing a field, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first stalk sensor associated with a first combine row unit of an agricultural combine harvester, a first signal that indicates a position of the first stalk sensor relative to a first stalk; receiving, from a second stalk sensor associated with a second combine row unit of the agricultural combine harvester, a second signal that indicates a position of the second stalk sensor relative to a second stalk; determining stalk diameter measurements and stalk measurement locations based on, at least in part, the first signal and the second signal; based on, at least in part, the stalk diameter measurements and the stalk measurement locations, determining one or more yield values for a region of the field; wherein the one or more yield values are determined by correlating the stalk diameter measurements and the stalk measurement locations; generating, and displaying using a computer display device, a first yield map that depicts associations between the stalk diameter measurements, the stalk measurement locations and the one or more yield values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A stalk sensor system providing improvements in agricultural science and for use with an agricultural combine harvester while traversing a field, comprising:
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a first stalk sensor; a second stalk sensor; a yield sensor; and processing circuitry configured to; receive, from the first stalk sensor associated with a first combine row unit of an agricultural combine harvester, a first signal that indicates a position of the first stalk sensor relative to a first stalk; receive, from the second stalk sensor associated with a second combine row unit of the agricultural combine harvester, a second signal that indicates a position of the second stalk sensor relative to a second stalk; determine stalk diameter measurements and stalk measurement locations based on, at least in part, the first signal and the second signal; determine one or more yield values for a region of the field based on, at least in part, the stalk diameter measurements and the stalk measurement locations; wherein the one or more yield values are determined by correlating the stalk diameter measurements and the stalk measurement locations; generate, and display, a first yield map that depicts associations between the stalk diameter measurements, the stalk measurement locations and the one or more yield values. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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