Ground Engaging Tool Controller for Residue Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Material accumulation on ground engaging tools of agricultural implements during tillage operations hinders their effectiveness, requiring time-consuming corrective actions that negatively impact performance.
Innovation Solution
A system with a controller that adjusts the operating parameters of ground engaging tools based on residue data to reduce material accumulation, incorporating sensors to detect excessive residue and adjust parameters such as penetration depth, engagement angle, and speed to minimize contact with residue.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ground engaging tools operate with standard parameters in fields with excessive residue, then tillage coverage is maintained, but material accumulation occurs on the tools
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of residue conditions using sensors before the ground engaging tools reach the problematic area. The controller receives residue data from sensors positioned forward of the tools and proactively adjusts operating parameters in advance, preventing material accumulation before it occurs rather than reacting after accumulation has happened.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors residue conditions and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust tool operating parameters. The controller receives real-time residue data, processes it to determine excessive residue conditions, and automatically modifies parameters such as penetration depth, engagement angle, or speed to prevent material accumulation while maintaining tillage effectiveness.
2Reliability
If corrective actions are taken to remove material accumulation, then tool performance is restored, but operation time is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous operation by preventing material accumulation through real-time parameter adjustments. Instead of stopping to clean tools after accumulation occurs, the system continuously adapts operating parameters to prevent accumulation in the first place, ensuring the tillage operation proceeds without interruption and maximizing productive time.
3Manufacturing precision
If ground engaging tools incorporate more residue into the field, then field preparation quality improves, but material accumulation on tools increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts operating parameters based on real-time residue conditions rather than using fixed settings. When excessive residue is detected, the controller automatically modifies parameters such as penetration depth, engagement angle, or tool speed to optimize residue incorporation while preventing material accumulation. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain field preparation quality across varying field conditions.
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AI summary
A system for preventing material accumulation relative to an agricultural implement may include a ground engaging tool supported on an agricultural implement and a controller configured to determine a presence of excessive residue across a forward portion of the field forward of the ground engaging tool based at least in part residue data associated with an amount of residue across a forward portion of the field. The controller may initiate a control action associated with adjusting an operating parameter of the ground engaging tool such that the amount of residue incorporated into the field by the ground engaging tool is reduced across a section of the field having excessive residue to reduce a likelihood of material accumulation relative to the ground engaging tool as it passes across the section of the field.