Sensor Assembly for Multi-Attachment Data Standardization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural production machines often lack accurate and integrated systems for collecting and utilizing measured data from various attachments, leading to suboptimal working heights and inefficient fieldwork processes.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a sensor assembly integrated with agricultural production machines and attachments to collect and combine measured data, generating a common data set for improved work quality parameter management and machine parameter regulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a sensor assembly is integrated to collect measured data from multiple attachments, then measurement precision and data integration are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor assembly is designed as a universal multi-functional device that can collect measured data from multiple different attachments (plows, cultivators, harvesters, etc.) through a standardized interface. The control assembly processes various types of measured data (working height, speed, position) using a unified approach, enabling the same hardware to serve multiple measurement purposes across different agricultural attachments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If measured data is collected and processed for multiple attachments, then adaptability and work quality management are improved, but loss of time for data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control assembly is pre-programmed with standardized processing routines for different attachment types. When a sensor assembly is mounted on an attachment, the control assembly automatically recognizes the attachment type and applies the appropriate pre-configured data processing protocol, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual configuration or custom programming for each attachment.
3Productivity
If working height is precisely regulated based on measured data, then productivity and energy efficiency are improved, but device complexity for data integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback loop where the sensor assembly continuously measures working height and other parameters, the control assembly processes this data and compares it against optimal values, and the system automatically adjusts attachment settings to maintain optimal working conditions. This closed-loop feedback enables precise working height regulation that improves productivity while the automated nature of the feedback process minimizes the operational complexity burden.
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AI summary
A method and system for collecting agricultural measured data in an agricultural production machine that is combined with at least one agricultural attachment for fieldwork is disclosed. A sensor assembly is provided that has a sensor and a control assembly. The sensor may be integrated in combinations comprising (or consisting of) an agricultural production machine and a plurality of agricultural attachments. The sensor records measured data relating to at least one work quality parameter of the particular attachment and transmits it to the control assembly. In turn, the control assembly generates a common data set in a standardization routine from the measured data relating to the different attachments.