MULTI-VARIABLE YIELD MONITOR AND METHODS FOR THE SAME
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
4 Citations
34 Claims
-
1. (canceled)
-
2. A dynamic yield monitoring system comprising:
-
a volume instrument configured for coupling with a harvester elevator, the volume instrument is configured to measure a harvested crop volume of a harvested crop ascending within the harvester elevator; a weight instrument configured for coupling with the harvester elevator, the weight instrument is separate from the volume instrument, and the weight instrument is configured to measure a harvest crop weight of the harvested crop ascending within the harvester elevator; and a receiver and processing node in communication with each of the volume and weight 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 the harvested crop ascending 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 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A harvester elevator comprising:
-
a harvester elevator including at least an ascending segment and one or more paddles configured to move through the ascending segment; a volume instrument coupled with the harvester elevator; a weight instrument coupled with the harvester elevator; wherein the volume or weight instrument is movable relative to the other of the weight or volume instrument; and a receiver and processing node in communication with each of the volume and weight instruments, the receiver and processing node is configured to; determine a variable harvested crop test weight of a harvested crop according to measurements of the volume and weight instruments in the ascending segment of the harvester elevator, and determine a variable yield of the harvested crop according to measurements of the volume and weight instruments in the ascending segment and the determined variable harvested crop test weight. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
-
-
24. A method for dynamically measuring yield comprising:
-
elevating a harvested crop within an ascending segment of a harvester elevator; measuring a harvested crop volume of the harvested crop within the ascending segment; measuring a harvested crop weight of the moving flow of the harvested crop within the ascending segment; and determining one or more variable yield values of the harvested crop, generating including; determining a variable harvested crop test weight of the harvested crop based on at least the measured harvested crop volume and weight; and generating the 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 (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
-
Specification