DYNAMIC SPRAY BUFFER CALCULATION
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1. A method, comprising:
- retrieving by a processing unit an application plan from memory, the application plan comprising coordinates for a buffer area associated with dispensing a product onto a field;
receiving information from a weather station, the information corresponding to substantially current climatic conditions detected by the weather station in the field;
responsive to receiving the information from the weather station, adjusting the application plan; and
causing an agricultural machine to operate according to the adjusted application plan.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method that comprises retrieving by a processing unit an application plan from memory, the application plan comprising coordinates for a buffer area associated with dispensing a product onto a field; receiving information from a weather station, the information corresponding to substantially current climatic conditions detected by the weather station in the field; responsive to receiving the information from the weather station, adjusting the application plan; and causing an agricultural machine to operate according to the adjusted application plan.
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1. A method, comprising:
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retrieving by a processing unit an application plan from memory, the application plan comprising coordinates for a buffer area associated with dispensing a product onto a field; receiving information from a weather station, the information corresponding to substantially current climatic conditions detected by the weather station in the field; responsive to receiving the information from the weather station, adjusting the application plan; and causing an agricultural machine to operate according to the adjusted application plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a memory comprising logic; and a processing unit configured by the logic to; retrieve an application plan from memory, the application plan comprising coordinates for a buffer area associated with a field and a dispensing plan implemented by an agricultural machine for dispensing a product onto the field while avoiding the buffer area; receive information from a weather station, the information corresponding to substantially current climatic conditions detected in the field; responsive to receiving the information from the weather station, adjust the application plan; and actuate machine controls of the agricultural machine to operate according to the adjusted application plan. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A command and control system for a sprayer machine, the command and control system comprising:
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a weather station residing on the sprayer machine, the weather station comprising one or more sensors that detect climatic conditions in a field; machine controls, the machine controls including controls that affect the dispensing of product from a sprayer assembly of the sprayer machine; a positioning system, the positioning system configured to automatically navigate the sprayer machine through the field; and a computer system, the computer system comprising a processing unit and memory encoded with logic, the processing unit configured to execute the logic to; retrieve an application plan from memory, the application plan comprising coordinates for a buffer area associated with the field and a dispensing plan implemented by a sprayer machine for dispensing a product onto the field; receive information from the weather station, the information corresponding to substantially current climatic conditions detected in the field; responsive to receive the information from the weather station, adjust the coordinates of the buffer area in the application plan; communicating the adjusted coordinates to the positioning system to adjust the navigation of the sprayer machine in response to the adjusted coordinates; and adjust the controls of the sprayer assembly based on adjusted coordinates of the buffer area.
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