Seed meter control system
US8942896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/0445
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seed meter control system is provided that allows for controlling seed meters of a row crop planter in a manner that reduces frequency of skip occurrences in which no seeds are delivered during a delivery event and double occurrences in which more than one seed is delivered during a delivery event. A target seeding session performance may be compared with an observed seeding session performance value and a delivery anomaly value to determine whether to make a corrective action by controlling at least one of the seed meters.
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