Agricultural implement having multiple agents for mapping fields
US5809440A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M7/0089
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural implement in accordance with the present invention includes a supporting member affixed to a farm vehicle, such as a tractor. The supporting member supports a plurality of sensors that each has a unique physical location along the supporting member such that the sensors traverse parallel paths as the vehicle moves across a field. Information gathered by the sensors can be combined with information as to the vehicle's position to create a map of the field. For example, information indicative of the presence or absence of weeds at specific locations in a field can be used to create a weed-map. To ensure that such maps accurately depict a field, the agricultural implement includes a control unit configured to automatically assign each sensor unit a unique address based upon the physical location of each sensor.
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