Flow control system for an agricultural product application system
US10159177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C15/124
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural product application system for an agricultural vehicle includes a belt, a drive roll, and a flow control system, wherein the flow control system includes a gates and actuators, each gate controls a respective flow of the agricultural product to a respective output of the agricultural product application system based at least in part on a position of the gate relative to the belt, and each actuator is coupled to at least one respective gate to control the position of the at least one respective gate relative to the belt. The agricultural product application system also includes a controller that instructs each actuator to control the position of the at least one respective gate relative to the belt based at least in part on a speed of the agricultural vehicle, a turning radius of the agricultural vehicle, a prescription map, a field map, or a combination thereof.
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