Pre-charging technique for dispensing product from tractor tool prior to reaching plant site
US12114589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M7/0089
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device detects a trigger to dispense a product at a dispense point using a tool operably coupled to a tractor. In response to detecting the trigger, the device determines a delay time between commanding the tool to dispense the product and the product actually being dispensed, and determines a release point based on operating parameters of the tractor, the release point being a point at which the tractor is predicted to be an amount of time away from the dispense point equal to the delay time. The device determines that the tractor has reached the release point, and commands the tool to dispense the product, where the product reaches the dispense point based on the delay time.
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