System and method for spraying seeds dispensed from a planter
First Claim
1. A system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter, the system comprising:
- a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow at a seed frequency;
a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow, the nozzle assembly including a valve;
a controller communicatively coupled to the valve, the controller being configured to determine the seed frequency of the seed meter based on a speed-related parameter of the planter, the controller being further configured to control the operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter is disclosed. The system may generally include a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow at a seed frequency and a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow. The nozzle assembly may include a valve. In addition, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the valve. The controller may be configured to determine the seed frequency of the seed meter based on a speed-related parameter of the planter. The controller may also be configured to control the operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that a metered amount of fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter, the system comprising:
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a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow at a seed frequency; a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow, the nozzle assembly including a valve; a controller communicatively coupled to the valve, the controller being configured to determine the seed frequency of the seed meter based on a speed-related parameter of the planter, the controller being further configured to control the operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter, the planter including a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow and a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow, the nozzle assembly including a valve, the method comprising:
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monitoring a speed-related parameter of the planter; determining a seed frequency of the seed meter based on the speed-related parameter; controlling the operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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