38 results about "Windrow" patented technology

A windrower implement includes a merger attachment having a conveyor positioned relative to an implement head to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the crop material to a laterally offset location on a discharge side of the merger attachment. An image sensor is positioned to capture an image of a windrow laterally offset from the central longitudinal axis on the discharge side of the frame. A merger controller is disposed in communication with the image sensor and is operable to capture an image of the windrow with the image sensor, identify and locate an edge of the windrow in the captured image relative to the conveyor. The merger controller may then control a current speed of the conveyor based on the location of the edge of the windrow so that crop material is discharged onto the existing windrow.

A system includes an agricultural raking vehicle, including a motor drive and raking members mechanically coupled to the motor drive. The raking members rake agricultural product via rotation about an axis substantially orthogonal to a field on which the agricultural vehicle travels. The system also includes a sensor assembly that outputs a signal indicative of a determined windrow quality of the agricultural product raked by the raking members. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the motor drive and to the sensor assembly. The controller receives the signal and controls an angular speed of the motor drive, a ground speed of the agricultural vehicle, and / or a height of the raking members or tines above the field, based on a comparison of the determined windrow quality to a target windrow quality.

Rake wheels for raking apparatus for gathering crop material into a windrow. The rake wheel includes a center hub and disks for securing and limiting circumferential and axial movement of the tines of the rake wheel. The rake wheel may include a set of fasteners for securing the tines to the disk with the set of fasteners being disposed radially outward of the center hub.

A mower implement comprising may include a main frame, a cutter assembly, a hyperspectral sensor, and a controller. The hyperspectral sensor is coupled to the main frame, receives reflectance from a target area disposed rearward of the cutter assembly and including the windrow, and generates a signal indicative of light spectrums of the target area. The controller has a processor and a memory having a windrow distribution algorithm stored therein. The processor is operable to execute the windrow distribution algorithm to: receive the signal indicative of the light spectrums of the target area from the hyperspectral sensor; calculate a normalized difference index based on the signal indicative of the light spectrums of the target area; estimate a volumetric spread of the windrow; and control a machine system based on the volumetric spread. The machine system includes one of a display, an actuator, and a drivetrain component.

A windrower implement includes a merger attachment having a conveyor positioned relative to an implement head to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the crop material to a laterally offset location on a discharge side of the merger attachment. An image sensor is positioned to capture an image of a windrow laterally offset from the central longitudinal axis on the discharge side of the frame. A merger controller is disposed in communication with the image sensor and is operable to capture an image of the windrow with the image sensor, identify and locate an edge of the windrow in the captured image relative to the conveyor. The merger controller may then control a current speed of the conveyor based on the location of the edge of the windrow so that crop material is discharged onto the existing windrow.

Systems and methods for estimating throughput of a crop material and controlling a belt speed of a cross conveyor. A conveyor can convey, and discharge, cut crop material from a merger device. A first sensor coupled to the conveyor provides information indicative of a weight or mass of the crop material on the conveyor, while another sensor can provide information regarding the speed at which the conveyor is operating. Such speed and weight or mass information can, along with calibration factors, be used to estimate a throughput of the crop material, including a rate at which crop material is being discharged from the merger device. The throughput estimation and information relating to the location and speed of travel of the associated agricultural vehicle, location of another windrow, target location for the discharged crop material, and selected windrow parameters can also be used to control the speed of the conveyor.

A windrow path detector for use by baling equipment. A camera system is mounted on the baling equipment and provides image data representing a stereo view of a windrow ahead of the baling equipment. A pre-processor to generates a depth image. A neural network receives the depth image and the image data from at least one camera, and is trained to use that input to generate a predicted center line over the windrow. A center path process uses the predicted center line to define a navigation path, which it delivers to a navigation system on-board the baling equipment.

A windrower implement includes a merger attachment coupled to a frame rearward of an implement head. The merger attachment includes a conveyor positioned relative to the implement head to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the crop material laterally relative to the central longitudinal axis to form a windrow laterally offset from the central longitudinal axis. A merger controller is operable to determine a location of a windrow formed during a belly pass and save the location of the windrow as a windrow track location. The merger control algorithm may determine a current position of the conveyor relative to the windrow track location and control a current speed of the conveyor based on the windrow track location of the belly pass and the current position of the conveyor to achieve a desired throw distance of crop material discharged from the conveyor.

A computer-implemented method of determining when a windrow of crop is ready to be baled. A sensor embedded in or passing over the windrow senses a characteristic of the windrow associated with a moisture content of the windrow and generates corresponding sensor data. A processing element analyzes the sensor data to determine whether the windrow is ready to be baled and provides an alert when the windrow is ready to be baled.

A method of extracting and treated dredged material to produce material suitable for use as a general engineering fill comprises the steps of: extracting a sedimentary material via a dredging process; testing the dredged sedimentary material to determine chemical and / or mechanical parameters of the dredged sedimentary material; incorporating a quicklime additive to the dredged sedimentary material to produce treated material; separating the treated material into two separate windrows, a first windrow for upper drier material, and a second windrow for lower wetter material; testing the upper and lower material to determine the moisture content, MC, and moisture condition value, MCV, of the upper and lower material; adding a cement binder to the upper material, and retesting the MC and MCV for the upper material; adding lime and a cement binder to the lower material, and retesting the MC and MCV of the lower material; and once the upper material and lower material have a MC and MCV above a defined threshold, using the upper and / or lower material as a general engineering fill.

A modular boom for attaching to a prime mover and configured to dispense a solution to remove snow and deice a surface. The boom includes a boom shroud having a main body extending from a first end to a second end. The main body of the boom shroud has a substantially wedge shaped portion with an edge configured to engage a snow pile or windrow of snow and cause snow to flow about the wedge shaped portion. The boom shroud includes an opening in a bottom of the main body that provides access to an interior cavity. The modular boom includes a boom pipe positioned within the interior cavity of the boom shroud and has ends that extend beyond the boom shroud. The boom pipe having spaced apart apertures along the length configured to dispense the solution onto the surface. The modular boom also includes first and second end caps configured to support the end of the boom pipe and to connect to the first and second ends of the boom shroud to provide structural rigidity to the modular boom.

Systems, device, and methods for harvesting fruits or nuts are disclosed. A two-piece harvester is disclosed that mitigates dust associated with harvesting fruits and nuts. The two-piece harvester may include a shaker configured to shake a tree and cause the fruits or nuts to fall and a receiver configured to collect the fallen fruits or nuts and deposit the fruits or nuts on the ground. The shaker may be configured to couple with trees having a low crotch height, and may include a blower to direct material off of the shaker and onto the receiver. The receiver may include a hopper configured to receive fruits or nuts from a conveyor and control a rate of deposition of the fruits or nuts onto the ground. The receiver may include a windrowing device configured to prepare the ground prior to creation of a windrow and control a size of a windrow.

A mower implement comprising may include a main frame, a cutter assembly, a hyperspectral sensor, and a controller. The hyperspectral sensor is coupled to the main frame, receives reflectance from a target area disposed rearward of the cutter assembly and including the windrow, and generates a signal indicative of light spectrums of the target area. The controller has a processor and a memory having a windrow distribution algorithm stored therein. The processor is operable to execute the windrow distribution algorithm to: receive the signal indicative of the light spectrums of the target area from the hyperspectral sensor; calculate a normalized difference index based on the signal indicative of the light spectrums of the target area; estimate a volumetric spread of the windrow; and control a machine system based on the volumetric spread. The machine system includes one of a display, an actuator, and a drivetrain component.

A controller for a work machine may cause increasing of an angle of a ground-engaging implement of the work machine while maintaining a distance between a trailing edge of the ground-engaging implement and a center line of the work machine. The controller may detect that the work machine has traveled a particular distance from a location of the work machine at a time of increasing of the angle of the ground-engaging implement. The controller for the work machine may cause the work machine to steer away from a windrow based on detecting that the work machine has traveled the particular distance.

This invention provides a method for preparing an iron-silicon composite organic fertilizer using acid-activated iron tailings. The method involves crushing high-silicon iron tailings through a 200-mesh sieve, mixing it with an acid activator composed of citric acid and oxalic acid in a specific ratio, aging it in water for 25-30 days, and then drying it to obtain acid-activated iron tailings. This is then mixed with livestock manure (20-45 parts), crop residues (15-40 parts), microbial agents (1-2 parts), and water (10-30 parts), and composted in windrows for 40-50 days before drying to obtain the finished organic fertilizer. This process is simple, low-cost, and energy-efficient, realizing the resource utilization of iron tailings solid waste. The resulting fertilizer is rich in soluble silicon and iron, can complex with humic acid, and is suitable for silicon-loving, acid-loving, and iron-loving crops. It promotes growth, increases yield, and improves quality, and can be used as a base fertilizer or top dressing.

Methods and system for minimizing soil compaction relating to operations performed by agricultural machines. The agricultural machines can be guided so that at least one engagement body travels along an existing track path that was established by a prior travel of the same or different agricultural machine. Further, travel plans can determine the sequence in which the agricultural machine(s) travel in areas in the field so that travel on the track path(s) can be initiated in drier regions in the field. Operation of agricultural machines can also be adjusted to minimize deviations of other agricultural machines from existing track paths. For example, a windrower can operate a diverter to deposit a windrow at an offset location, and with a non-linear pattern, that may limit a baler from deviating from an existing track path while collecting crop material from the windrow, while also assisting in forming uniformly shaped crop bales.

A mower implement comprising may include a main frame, a cutter assembly, a hyperspectral sensor, and a controller. The hyperspectral sensor is coupled to the main frame, receives reflectance from a target area disposed rearward of the cutter assembly and including the windrow, and generates a signal indicative of light spectrums of the target area. The controller has a processor and a memory having a windrow distribution algorithm stored therein. The processor is operable to execute the windrow distribution algorithm to: receive the signal indicative of the light spectrums of the target area from the hyperspectral sensor; calculate a normalized difference index based on the signal indicative of the light spectrums of the target area; estimate a volumetric spread of the windrow; and control a machine system based on the volumetric spread. The machine system includes one of a display, an actuator, and a drivetrain component.

A machine for collecting at least one swath of fiber plants such as flax laid in continuous sheets (4) comprising one or more collection means (3, 3') each capable of collecting one swath from the ground as the machine advances. At least one intermediate frame (11) is fixed, hitched or articulated to any structural part connected, articulated or integrated into the main frame (1) of the machine and carries one or more collection means (3, 3').

A windrower implement includes a merger attachment positioned rearward of an implement head. The merger attachment includes a conveyor positioned to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the crop material to a laterally offset location. A crop sensor is operable to detect data related to a current characteristic of the cut crop material. A merger controller is operable to receive data from the crop sensor related to the current characteristic of the cut crop material, determine a desired windrow width based on the data from the crop sensor related to the current characteristic of the cut crop material, and then control a current speed of the conveyor based the desired windrow width.

Systems and methods for providing machine guidance to a combine harvester for collecting windrowed crops from a field. An input data stream includes a chronologically ordered series of location points and other operational data from the windrower. A centerline of each swath in the field is determined based on the plurality of data points. Guidance information to be used by the combine harvester is then generated based at least in part on the determined centerline of the first swath and other information derived from the input data stream. The guidance information (or path plan) may be used, for example, for manual, autonomous, or semi-autonomous operation of the combine harvester.

This invention relates to the field of organic waste treatment technology and discloses a method for intelligent optimization and control of parameters in a two-stage aerobic composting process. When the compost pile is in the membrane-covered stage, the method determines a carbon-nitrogen ratio correction coefficient for the membrane-covered section based on the carbon-nitrogen ratio classification results; multiplies the basic aeration rate by the membrane-covered section carbon-nitrogen ratio correction coefficient to determine optimized aeration control parameters, and controls the composting equipment to perform aeration operations based on these parameters. When the compost pile is in the windrow stage, the windrow stage parameters are acquired, and a windrow stage carbon-nitrogen ratio correction coefficient is determined based on the carbon-nitrogen ratio classification results; optimized turning control parameters are determined based on the windrow stage parameters and the windrow stage carbon-nitrogen ratio correction coefficient, and controls the composting equipment to perform turning and / or water replenishment operations based on these parameters. Thus, by introducing the membrane-covered section carbon-nitrogen ratio correction coefficient and the windrow stage carbon-nitrogen ratio correction coefficient, insufficient high-temperature periods can be avoided and nitrogen loss reduced, thereby improving the quality of the compost products.

A windrower implement includes a merger attachment coupled to a frame rearward of an implement head. The merger attachment includes a conveyor positioned relative to the implement head to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the crop material laterally relative to the central longitudinal axis to form a windrow laterally offset from the central longitudinal axis. A forming shield guides the crop material from the implement head to the merger attachment. A crop inflow sensor detects crop inflow rate through the implement head. A crop outflow sensor detects crop outflow rate on the conveyor of the merger attachment. A controller receives and compares signals from the sensors to detect crop material loss.

A controller for a work machine may cause increasing of an angle of a ground-engaging implement of the work machine while maintaining a distance between a trailing edge of the ground-engaging implement and a center line of the work machine. The controller may detect that the work machine has traveled a particular distance from a location of the work machine at a time of increasing of the angle of the ground-engaging implement. The controller for the work machine may cause the work machine to steer away from a windrow based on detecting that the work machine has traveled the particular distance.

The utility model relates to a harvester technical field especially relates to a kind of quick switching and cutting grass state's spreader mounting structure and harvester, the upper portion of spreader body is pivotally connected with the rear end of cutter body, the opposite sides of spreader body are respectively equipped with angle adjusting mechanism and auxiliary support mechanism, the side wall of spreader body and the side wall of cutter body are respectively connected with the both ends of angle adjusting mechanism, for positioning the rotation angle of spreader body relative to cutter body, the side wall of spreader body and the side wall of cutter body are respectively connected with the both ends of auxiliary support mechanism, the grass slide plate is fixedly installed on the upper surface of spreader body.The utility model can quickly switch and cut grass state, solve the problem that spreading distance is difficult to control after stalk cutting in cutting state, solve the problem of stalk accumulation blockage in grass state, compared with prior art structure, reduce the difficulty of user operation, save manpower, improve field work efficiency.

A windrower implement includes a merger attachment positioned rearward of an implement head. The merger attachment includes a conveyor positioned to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the crop material to a laterally offset location. A crop sensor is operable to detect data related to a current characteristic of the cut crop material. A merger controller is operable to receive data from the crop sensor related to the current characteristic of the cut crop material, determine a desired windrow width based on the data from the crop sensor related to the current characteristic of the cut crop material, and then control a current speed of the conveyor based the desired windrow width.

A windrow merger (1) for collecting agricultural products from a field in an advancing direction (AD) comprises: a front side and a rear side, wherein the front side precedes the rear side in the advancing direction (AD); a frame (2); a pick-up device (3) for picking up the agricultural products; a belt conveyor (4), connected to the frame (2) and configured to receive the agricultural products from the pick-up device and to move them in a conveying direction (C), oriented horizontally and transversal to the advancing direction (AD); a catching element connected to the frame; an actuating device, configured to move the catching element between an active position, wherein the catching element is placed lateral to the conveyor and collaborates with the conveyor for the formation of the windrow, and a passive position, wherein the catching element is placed lateral to and in proximity to the conveyor. The position of the catching element in the passive position is offset with respect to that in the active position with respect to the advancing direction and towards the head.

Systems and methods for controlling formation of a windrow in response to a single control input. The single control input represents a desired windrow width. The single control input is used to determine positions of components of a cutter implement, such as side shields and a swath flap, that are used to form a windrow having the desired windrow width represented or that is otherwise associated with the single control input.

A windrow tumer machine is a machine which is used to turn and mix a pile of compost that is prepared from different ingredients of agricultural wastes or feedstocks. The machine comprising of body part (structural frame) 1, diesel engine(2), drum(10) which consists (shaft, blades, connecting plates& bushing), driving mechanisms(3) (pulleys, belts & bearings), tires and its accessories. This machine 6 a semiautomated machine that is derived mainly by petrol / diesel engine with the support of pushing force of persons. The diesel engine is uses to drive the drum of the machine which causes the turning and aeration of the compost. By then, it is pushed by two persons being aside to each other towards a pile lay dawn in parallel with direction of the machine movement. In general, Figures, detail descriptions, claim points and related points have been elaborated and incorporated in the document.

This application relates to the technical field of landscaping, specifically disclosing a method for preparing fertilizer from landscaping waste. The method includes the following steps: sorting and crushing landscaping waste to obtain broken waste; naturally drying the broken waste, followed by carbonization and crushing to obtain carbonized material; adding an initiator and an expanding agent to the carbonized material, mixing thoroughly, and then composting in windrows. For the first two weeks of composting, the compost pile is turned every three days, and then every five days thereafter, controlling the moisture content and continuing fermentation to obtain initial fertilizer material; adding bamboo vinegar and a compound enzyme to the initial fertilizer material, mixing thoroughly, and then fermenting again to obtain fertilizer. This method for preparing fertilizer from landscaping waste, through the synergistic effect between raw materials, has the advantages of reducing environmental pollution, realizing waste utilization, and improving the efficient conversion of landscaping waste.

Geotagged information about a crop harvest is captured while harvesting. The geotagged information may be communicated to a management system or other work machines. The geotagged information may be utilized by a tractor or other work vehicle during collection of the harvested crop. For instance, the vehicle may automatically control a speed or output information on a display to aid an operator to control the speed.