Yield monitor for forage crops
US7096653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F29/09
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Yield monitor apparatus and method for a forage processing machinery are provided according to the invention. The yield monitor measures a forage yield by measuring a forage volume increment accumulation. In one embodiment of the invention, the yield monitor includes a volume increment accumulation measuring device generating a volume increment accumulation signal substantially related to a forage mass and a computer that receives the volume increment accumulation signal. The computer generates a yield amount based upon the accumulation signal, a forage processing machinery groundspeed, and forage processing machinery intake parameters. The yield monitor may generate a yield amount, with the yield amount capable of being stored and displayed to a forage processing machinery operator. Alternatively, the yield monitor may generate a groundspeed control signal that is used by the forage processing machinery to control a forage processing machinery groundspeed or other forage processing machinery parameters.
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