Closed loop control of tailings processor aggressiveness
US12150413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F2012/188
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for controlling the aggressiveness of a tailings processor that re-threshes tailings received from the grain cleaning system in an agricultural harvester is provided with at least one imaging device to image a grain sample. At least a portion of the grain sample has at least once passed through the tailings processor. A controller is connected to the imaging device and to an arrangement to automatically adjust the aggressiveness of the tailings processor. The controller is configured to automatically adjust the aggressiveness of the tailings processor using the arrangement, based on based on the level of broken grain and/or unthreshed grain determined from the image from the at least one imaging device by comparing the level of broken grain and/or unthreshed grain to the desired level.
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