Agricultural devices, systems, and methods for determining soil and seed characteristics and analyzing the same
First Claim
1. A control and monitoring system for an agricultural planting system comprising a plurality of row units each including a furrow opener, the control and monitoring system comprising:
- a processing unit;
a solid state sensor in communication with the processing unit and adapted to sense a characteristic associated with seed planting, wherein the solid state sensor generates a signal associated with the sensed characteristic and the processing unit receives the signal; and
a memory associated with the processing unit, said memory storing a data pair comprising the sensed characteristic and a GPS position of the sensed characteristic, and wherein the data pair is used for analysis and later retrieval for planting;
said signal being associated with planting a first seed and used to plant a subsequent seed;
wherein said sensed characteristic comprises a soil characteristic.
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Abstract
Agricultural seed planting systems are provided. In some aspects, the system includes a processing unit, a frame, a furrow opener coupled to the frame for opening a furrow in soil, and a sensor in communication with the processing unit and adapted to sense a characteristic associated with seed planting. The sensor may generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic and the processing unit may receive the signal. In some aspects, the sensed characteristic may be either a soil characteristic or a seed characteristic. Information associated with the sensed characteristic can be saved in memory for future use and to assist with more effective planting in the future.
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20 Claims
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1. A control and monitoring system for an agricultural planting system comprising a plurality of row units each including a furrow opener, the control and monitoring system comprising:
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a processing unit; a solid state sensor in communication with the processing unit and adapted to sense a characteristic associated with seed planting, wherein the solid state sensor generates a signal associated with the sensed characteristic and the processing unit receives the signal; and a memory associated with the processing unit, said memory storing a data pair comprising the sensed characteristic and a GPS position of the sensed characteristic, and wherein the data pair is used for analysis and later retrieval for planting; said signal being associated with planting a first seed and used to plant a subsequent seed; wherein said sensed characteristic comprises a soil characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of planting seeds in a furrow in soil with an agricultural planter having a plurality of row units each including a furrow opener, the method comprising:
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sensing a first characteristic at an uncut position of soil with a first solid state sensor; sensing a second characteristic at a lower portion of the furrow in the soil with a second solid state sensor; determining a difference in the first and second characteristics with a processing unit to compare the difference with an accepted range; and using the comparison to change a planting operation if the comparison is outside the accepted range. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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