Method, controller and vehicle for performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows
First Claim
1. A method of performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows having ends, comprising the following steps:
- propelling a vehicle past the ends of the rows;
generating a position of the implement and deriving a heading of the implement by a location signal generation arrangement;
performing agricultural operations related to formation of dams for surface water management with an implement connected to the vehicle at desired positions related to the positions of the rows under control of a controller;
the controller controlling the implement to perform the operations based upon stored information about the orientation of the rows, stored information about a distance between adjacent rows, a distance signal related to a distance traveled by the vehicle and a direction signal related to the heading of the vehicle, and the desired position and angle of each of the dams with respect to a head ditch; and
instructing, by the controller, an actuator of the implement to build the dam or deposit material for the dam at the desired position compensating for orientation of the rows with respect to the heading of the vehicle such that the required distance between adjacent ones of the dams is proportional to I/cosine α
, where α
is the angle between the heading of the vehicle and the longitudinal direction of the rows.
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Abstract
A method, a controller and a vehicle for performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows having ends. The operations are performed at positions related to the positions of the rows under control of the controller, based upon stored information about the orientation of the rows, stored information about a distance between adjacent rows, a distance signal related to a distance traveled by the vehicle and a direction signal related to the heading of the vehicle. The invention is particularly suited for providing dams to prevent water from a head ditch to enter into pre-selected, dry furrows on a field with an irrigation arrangement with raised rows and lower furrows between the rows, or dams matching up with adjacent raised rows so that water runs down each furrow.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows having ends, comprising the following steps:
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propelling a vehicle past the ends of the rows; generating a position of the implement and deriving a heading of the implement by a location signal generation arrangement; performing agricultural operations related to formation of dams for surface water management with an implement connected to the vehicle at desired positions related to the positions of the rows under control of a controller; the controller controlling the implement to perform the operations based upon stored information about the orientation of the rows, stored information about a distance between adjacent rows, a distance signal related to a distance traveled by the vehicle and a direction signal related to the heading of the vehicle, and the desired position and angle of each of the dams with respect to a head ditch; and instructing, by the controller, an actuator of the implement to build the dam or deposit material for the dam at the desired position compensating for orientation of the rows with respect to the heading of the vehicle such that the required distance between adjacent ones of the dams is proportional to I/cosine α
, where α
is the angle between the heading of the vehicle and the longitudinal direction of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A controller for controlling agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows having ends, wherein:
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the controller is connected to a location signal generation arrangement to receive a position of the implement and derive a heading of the implement; the controller is provided on a vehicle to which an implement for performing agricultural operations, related to formation of dams for surface water management, is connected; the controller operable to control the agricultural operations of the implement at desired positions related to the locations of the rows, when the vehicle is propelling past the ends of the rows, based upon at least one of stored information about an orientation of the rows, stored information about a distance between adjacent rows, a distance signal related to a distance traveled by the vehicle, a direction signal related to a heading of the vehicle, and the desired position and angle of each of the dams with respect to a head ditch, and the controller arranged to instruct an actuator of the implement to build the dam or deposit material for the dam at the desired position;
compensating for orientation of the rows with respect to the heading of the vehicle such that the required distance between adjacent ones of the dams is proportional to I/cosine α
, where α
is the angle between the heading of the vehicle and the longitudinal direction of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle for performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows having ends, wherein:
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an implement for performing agricultural operations, related to formation of dams for surface water management, is connected to the vehicle; a location signal generation arrangement for generating a position of the implement and deriving a heading of the implement; a controller for controlling the implement to perform the operations is provided on the vehicle; the controller is operable to control the operations of the implement at desired positions related to the positions of the rows, when the vehicle is moving past the ends of the rows, based upon stored information about at least one of an orientation of the rows, stored information about a distance between adjacent rows, a distance signal related to a distance traveled by the vehicle, a direction signal related to the heading of the vehicle, and the desired position and angle of each of the dams with respect to a head ditch; and an actuator for instruction by the controller to build the dam or deposit material for the dam at the desired position;
compensating for orientation of the rows with respect to the heading of the vehicle such that the required distance between adjacent ones of the dams is proportional to I/cosine α
, where α
is the angle between the heading of the vehicle and the longitudinal direction of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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