Crop width measuring apparatus
First Claim
1. A crop width measuring assembly for measuring the width of crop received by a harvesting assembly of an agricultural machine, the crop width measuring assembly comprising at least two crop presence sensors each having a detection range and providing data containing information whether crop is in their detection range, wherein the crop presence sensors are distributed over the width of the harvesting assembly, and at least one of the crop presence sensors is arranged such that moving harvested crop removes any stationary harvested crop from the crop presence sensor.
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A crop width measuring assembly is mounted to a harvesting assembly of an agricultural machine for measuring the actual width of the crop swath received by the harvesting assembly. The crop width measuring assembly comprises a plurality of crop presence sensors distributed along the width of the harvesting assembly. The crop width measuring assembly is in communication with a processor for monitoring different crop parameters in relation to their geographic location in a field.
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- 1. A crop width measuring assembly for measuring the width of crop received by a harvesting assembly of an agricultural machine, the crop width measuring assembly comprising at least two crop presence sensors each having a detection range and providing data containing information whether crop is in their detection range, wherein the crop presence sensors are distributed over the width of the harvesting assembly, and at least one of the crop presence sensors is arranged such that moving harvested crop removes any stationary harvested crop from the crop presence sensor.
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