Remote adjustment of a row unit of an agricultural device
First Claim
1. A control and monitoring system for an agricultural planter having a plurality of row units, comprising:
- an actuator coupled to each row unit and adapted to adjust a depth of a furrow;
a 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;
said sensor being at least partially a solid state sensor.
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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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11 Claims
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1. A control and monitoring system for an agricultural planter having a plurality of row units, comprising:
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an actuator coupled to each row unit and adapted to adjust a depth of a furrow; a 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; said sensor being at least partially a solid state sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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