Remote adjustment of a row unit of an agricultural device
First Claim
1. An agricultural device adapted to plant seeds, the agricultural device comprising:
- a frame;
a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth;
a solid state sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic; and
a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed characteristic;
wherein the depth of the furrow is adjustable based on the signal associated with the sensed characteristic;
wherein the characteristic of the soil is one of soil temperature, moisture content of soil, furrow depth, and soil type.
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Abstract
Agricultural devices, row unit adjustment systems, and methods of adjusting a depth of a furrow are provided. In some aspects, an agricultural device is adapted to plant seeds and includes a frame, a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth, a sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic, and a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed characteristic. The depth of the furrow is adjustable based on the signal associated with the sensed characteristic. Such characteristic may be a characteristic of the soil, a force applied to the agricultural device, or a position of a portion of the agricultural device.
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23 Claims
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1. An agricultural device adapted to plant seeds, the agricultural device comprising:
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a frame; a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth; a solid state sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic; and a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed characteristic; wherein the depth of the furrow is adjustable based on the signal associated with the sensed characteristic; wherein the characteristic of the soil is one of soil temperature, moisture content of soil, furrow depth, and soil type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A row unit adjustment system for use with an agricultural planter for planting seeds, the agricultural planter including a row unit including a frame and a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth, the row unit adjustment system comprising:
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an actuator coupled to the row unit and adapted to adjust the depth of the furrow; a solid state sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic; and a processing unit in communication with the sensor and the actuator, and wherein the processing unit is adapted to receive the signal associated with the sensed characteristic and communicate with the actuator to adjust the depth of the furrow based on the signal; wherein the characteristic of the soil is one of soil temperature, moisture content soil, furrow depth, and soil type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of adjusting a depth of a furrow opened by a row unit of an agricultural planter, the row unit including a frame and a furrow opener coupled to the frame, the method comprising:
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sensing a characteristic associated with seed planting with a solid state sensor; generating a signal associated with the characteristic with the sensor, wherein the characteristic of the soil is one of soil temperature, moisture content of soil, furrow depth, and soil type; communicating the signal to a processing unit; and adjusting a depth of a furrow opened by a row unit based on the signal received by the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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