Harvesting machine capable of automatic adjustment
US9629308B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/93
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A harvesting machine capable of automatic adjustment, comprising a plurality of acoustic material flow sensors, a control system, a processor, and application software, wherein the plurality of acoustic material flow sensors are mounted internal to the harvesting machine at points of crop material flow and are capable of sensing an amount of crop material passing by them, wherein the control system is capable of adjusting a plurality of internal elements of the harvesting machine, wherein the software is hosted on the processor, and the processor is operatively coupled to the control system and the acoustic material flow sensors, wherein the software uses information sensed by the acoustic material flow sensors to determine if the internal elements of the harvesting machine are set for optimal machine performance, and the software sends commands to the internal elements of the harvesting machine in order to improve the machine performance.
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