System and method for strip till implement guidance monitoring and adjustment
US10455755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0248
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural system includes a frame, one or more row units coupled to the frame, one or more imaging devices coupled to the frame, and a controller. The one or more imaging devices are configured to capture images of a field beneath the agricultural system as the agricultural system traverses the field. The controller includes a processor and a memory, and processes the images captured by the one or more imaging devices. Processing the captured images includes determining a location of an implement line aligned with a first row unit of the one or more row units, determining a location of a center line of a first strip of a plurality of strips of the field, wherein the plurality of strips are separated by a plurality of rows of untilled land, determining a location of a tracking line, and determining whether the implement line and the tracking line are aligned with one another.
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