Yield monitor for forage crops

Details Yield monitor for forage crops Yield monitor for forage crops

2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Petravick, Meredith C. (Department: 3671)

Harvesters

Motorized harvester

With condition-responsive operation

C056S341000, C460S006000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07096653

ABSTRACT:
Yield monitor apparatus and method for a forage processing machinery are provided according to the invention. The yield monitor measures a forage yield by measuring a forage volume increment accumulation. In one embodiment of the invention, the yield monitor includes a volume increment accumulation measuring device generating a volume increment accumulation signal substantially related to a forage mass and a computer that receives the volume increment accumulation signal. The computer generates a yield amount based upon the accumulation signal, a forage processing machinery groundspeed, and forage processing machinery intake parameters. The yield monitor may generate a yield amount, with the yield amount capable of being stored and displayed to a forage processing machinery operator. Alternatively, the yield monitor may generate a groundspeed control signal that is used by the forage processing machinery to control a forage processing machinery groundspeed or other forage processing machinery parameters.

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