Agricultural baler control system
US9930834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F2015/0808
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural material baling system comprises, in one example, a bale forming component configured to form a bale of agricultural material from a terrain, and a control system configured to determine that the bale is to be released from the baling system onto the terrain, determine that a current location of the baling system has a slope above a threshold, determine a different location, that is spaced apart from the current location, for releasing the bale onto the terrain, and provide an output indicative of the different location. In one example, the control system is configured to receive yield data indicative of a volume of agricultural material in a path of the baler and to control the baling system based on the yield data. In one example, the yield data is obtained from a raking operation that rakes the agricultural material into a windrow.
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