Tractor-Attached Tillage Implement Cornering Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural soil cultivation devices face challenges in maintaining uninterrupted tillage during cornering, leading to increased material stress and fuel consumption, and reduced work quality due to the need to interrupt the tillage process at field boundaries and headlands.
Innovation Solution
The method involves automatically adjusting the device settings of the agricultural soil cultivation device based on information about the tractor's cornering, such as curve radii, by changing the alignment of tillage tools relative to the support frame or adjusting the coupling device, to reduce lateral forces and optimize the working width, thereby allowing continuous tillage without significant increases in material stress or fuel consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the tillage process is interrupted during cornering, then work quality is maintained, but productivity decreases due to delays
Solution Approach 1:
The plow is equipped with dynamically adjustable tillage tools that can change their orientation and working depth in real-time during cornering maneuvers. The control system continuously monitors the tractor's position and adjusts the plow configuration to maintain effective soil cultivation while navigating turns, eliminating the need to interrupt the tillage process
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as tillage depth, working width, and tool orientation based on the detected cornering situation. By adapting these parameters dynamically, the plow maintains work quality during turns while continuing to operate without interruption, thus preserving productivity
2Productivity
If the tillage process continues during cornering, then productivity is maintained, but material stress and fuel consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The plow's tillage tools are dynamically adjusted during cornering to optimize the distribution of lateral forces. By actively changing the tool orientation and working parameters in response to the turn, the system reduces unnecessary material stress and fuel consumption while maintaining continuous operation
Solution Approach 2:
The control system uses feedback from sensors that detect the tractor's cornering maneuver to automatically adjust the plow's configuration. This closed-loop control optimizes the tillage process during turns, reducing energy consumption and material stress by adapting to the specific cornering conditions in real-time
3Productivity
If the tillage process continues during cornering, then productivity is maintained, but work quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The plow continuously adapts its tool orientation and working depth during cornering maneuvers based on real-time feedback from the control system. This dynamic adjustment ensures that effective soil cultivation is maintained even during turns, preventing deterioration of work quality while keeping the tillage process uninterrupted
Solution Approach 2:
The system modifies operational parameters such as tillage depth, working width, and tool angle in response to detected cornering situations. These parameter changes optimize the tillage performance during turns, maintaining work quality standards while allowing continuous operation to preserve productivity
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for controlling an agricultural tillage implement (10), in particular a plow, towed by a tractor (100), comprising the steps of: acquiring information on a cornering movement of the tractor (100) and/or the agricultural tillage implement (10) and automatically adjusting the device setting of the agricultural tillage implement (10) depending on the information on the cornering movement of the tractor (100) and/or the agricultural tillage implement (10).