Multi-variable yield monitor and methods for the same
First Claim
1. A dynamic yield monitor system comprising:
- a suite of yield instruments for measuring a plurality of harvested crop characteristics while a harvested crop is in-flow within a harvester elevator, including;
a volume instrument configured for coupling with the harvester elevator, the volume instrument measures a harvested crop volume from the in-flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, anda weight instrument configured for coupling with the harvester elevator, the weight instrument measures a harvested crop weight of the in-flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, the weight instrument includes a paddle mounted weight instrument configured for coupling with one or more paddles of the harvester elevator and wherein the paddle mounted weight instrument is configured to measure the harvested crop weight along an ascending segment of the harvester elevator, and a quantity of the harvest crop weighed on a paddle is static relative to the weight instrument and moving relative to the remainder of an elevator loop of the harvester elevator; and
a receiver and processing node in communication with the suite of yield instruments, the receiver and processing node configured to determine;
a variable harvested crop test weight based on at least the measured harvested crop volume and measured harvested crop weight of a quantity of the in flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, anda variable yield of the harvested crop based on the measured harvested crop volume, the measured harvested crop weight, and the variable harvested crop test weight.
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Abstract
A dynamic yield monitor system includes a plurality of instruments to measure harvested crop characteristics while a crop is in-flow within a harvester elevator. The system includes a volume instrument that measures a harvested crop volume from the in-flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, and a weight instrument that measures a harvested crop weight from the in-flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator. Optionally, the system includes other instruments including a moisture and temperature instrument. A receiver and processing node communicates with the instrument. The receiver and processing determines variable harvested crop test weight based on at least the measured harvested crop volume and measured harvested crop weight of the in-flow crop. The receiver and processing node further determines a variable yield of the harvested crop based on the measured harvested crop volume, the measured harvested crop weight, and the variable harvested crop test weight.
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23 Claims
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1. A dynamic yield monitor system comprising:
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a suite of yield instruments for measuring a plurality of harvested crop characteristics while a harvested crop is in-flow within a harvester elevator, including; a volume instrument configured for coupling with the harvester elevator, the volume instrument measures a harvested crop volume from the in-flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, and a weight instrument configured for coupling with the harvester elevator, the weight instrument measures a harvested crop weight of the in-flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, the weight instrument includes a paddle mounted weight instrument configured for coupling with one or more paddles of the harvester elevator and wherein the paddle mounted weight instrument is configured to measure the harvested crop weight along an ascending segment of the harvester elevator, and a quantity of the harvest crop weighed on a paddle is static relative to the weight instrument and moving relative to the remainder of an elevator loop of the harvester elevator; and a receiver and processing node in communication with the suite of yield instruments, the receiver and processing node configured to determine; a variable harvested crop test weight based on at least the measured harvested crop volume and measured harvested crop weight of a quantity of the in flow harvested crop within the harvester elevator, and a variable yield of the harvested crop based on the measured harvested crop volume, the measured harvested crop weight, and the variable harvested crop test weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for dynamically measuring yield comprising:
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measuring a plurality of harvested crop characteristics with a suite of yield instruments within a harvester elevator, measuring including; measuring a harvested crop volume of a moving flow of the harvested crop within the harvester elevator, and measuring a harvested crop weight of the moving flow of the harvested crop within the harvester elevator including measuring the weight of a quantity of the harvested crop while moving the quantity along an ascending segment of the harvester elevator, the quantity of the harvested crop carried by one or more paddles, and the quantity of the harvested crop is static relative to a weight instrument configured to measure the weight of the quantity; and communicating the measured plurality of harvested crop characteristics to a receiver and processing node; determining a variable harvested crop test weight of the moving flow of the harvested crop based on at least the measured harvested crop volume and weight of a quantity of the moving flow of the harvested crop within the harvester elevator; and generating one or more variable yield values based on the measurements of the harvested crop characteristics including at least the measured harvested crop volume and weight and the determined variable harvested crop test weight. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of generating a variable crop measurement based yield map comprising:
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measuring a plurality of harvested crop characteristics with a suite of yield instruments, measuring including; measuring a harvested crop volume of a moving flow of the harvested crop, and measuring a harvested crop weight of a moving flow of the harvested crop, measuring the harvested crop weight includes measuring the weight of a quantity of the harvested crop while moving the quantity along an ascending segment of a harvester elevator, the quantity of the harvested crop carried by one or more paddles, and the quantity of the harvested crop is static relative to a weight instrument associated with the paddle and configured to measure the weight of the quantity; and determining a variable test weight of the moving flow of the harvested crop based on the plurality of measured harvested crop characteristics of a quantity of the moving flow of the harvested crop, the variable test weight varying according to changes in one or more of the plurality of measured harvested crop characteristics; determining a location of the harvester within a field; generating one or more variable yield values based on the measurements of the harvested crop characteristics and the variable test weight determined from the measured harvested crop characteristics; and generating a yield map for the field, generating the yield map including associating one or more of the variable yield values with a plurality of corresponding locations of the field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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