System and method for sensor-based feedback control of a seed conditioning and production process
US9278377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C5/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system and method are provided for optimizing the flow of seed along a seed handling path. The system and method include multiple stages at which seeds undergo different processes to prepare the seeds for sale or further handling. The stages may include one or more of Receiving, Husking, Sorting, Drying, Shelling, Bulk Storage, Sizing, Conditioning, Treating, and Packaging. Sensors may be located along the seed handling path for monitoring the seed handling path and the operations and conveyances occurring along the seed handling path at and between different stages. The sensors may provide feedback signals to a controller, which may in turn adjust the operating parameters of various processing devices associated with one or more of the stages in a real-time scenario to optimize the operations and conveyances occurring along the seed handling path.
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