AGCO

A mechanism for determining a density of crop stored by a crop bin (390). Volume information and mass information of the crop is generated and processed to determine or derive the density of crop.

A system for monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties associated with a batch of crop material processed by a harvesting machine. The harvesting machine is provided with a crop quality sensor 24 having a sensing region which covers crop material processed by the harvesting machine or components thereof. A tracking sensor is operably coupled to the harvester and includes a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, an external environment of the harvester 2. Data from the crop quality sensor 24 is used to determine a quality measurement associated with a batch of crop material, and sensor data received from the tracking sensor 32 is used to determine an identity of a support vehicle within the environment of the harvester. An association is made between a given batch with a given crop property to a given identified support vehicle.

A system for monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties associated with a batch of crop material processed by a harvesting machine. The harvesting machine is provided with a crop quality sensor 24 having a sensing region which covers crop material processed by the harvesting machine or components thereof. A tracking sensor is operably coupled to the harvester and includes a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, an external environment of the harvester 2. Data from the crop quality sensor 24 is used to determine a quality measurement associated with a batch of crop material, and sensor data received from the tracking sensor 32 is used to determine an identity of a support vehicle within the environment of the harvester. The crop property(ies) is used to generate an operational plan for the identified support vehicle.

A system for monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties associated with a batch of crop material processed by a harvesting machine. The harvesting machine is provided with a crop quality sensor 24 having a sensing region which covers crop material processed by the harvesting machine or components thereof. A tracking sensor is operably coupled to the harvester and includes a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, an external environment of the harvester 2. Data from the crop quality sensor 24 is used to determine a quality measurement associated with a batch of crop material, and sensor data received from the tracking sensor 32 is used to determine an identity of a support vehicle within the environment of the harvester. A graphical representation is provided in dependence on the crop property(ies) and an associated support vehicle.

A system for monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties. A system for monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties associated with a batch of crop material processed by a harvesting machine. The harvesting machine is provided with a crop quality sensor 24 having a sensing region which covers crop material processed by the harvesting machine or components thereof. A tracking sensor is operably coupled to the harvester and includes a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, an external environment of the harvester 2. Data from the crop quality sensor 24 is analysed to identify the presence of an anomalous object within a batch of crop material, and sensor data received from the tracking sensor 32 is used to determine an identity of a support vehicle within the environment of the harvester. One or more control actions for one or more components associated with the harvesting machine and/or the support vehicle are initiated in dependence on the determination of the presence an anomalous object within the batch of crop material therein.

A pneumatic system comprises a first compressor and associated first air dryer for supplying dried air to a first set of consumers in a main circuit and a second compressor and associated second air dryer for supplying dried air to at least one further consumer through a subsidiary circuit. A protection valve system is provided in the main circuit between the first air dryer and the first set of consumers. A fluid flow path is provided between the main and subsidiary circuits which is selectively openable or closable by a coupling valve to enable the subsidiary circuit to be supplied with pressurized air from the main circuit or to isolate the main and subsidiary circuits.

A pneumatic system comprises a compressor and an air dryer for supplying a first set of consumers in a main circuit having multi-circuit protection valve system and at least one further consumer is a subsidiary circuit. A selection valve is used to control the coupling of the output of the air dryer to either the main circuit or the subsidiary circuit. The supply is provided to the subsidiary circuit only when a fluid pressure associated in the main circuit exceeds a threshold.

A pneumatic system has first and second electrically operated air dryers, each couplable to a compressor through a selection valve. The selection valve is a pneumatically controlled valve, and a fluid pressure at an output port of a governor valve of one of the electrically operated air dryers is used to control switching of the selection valve.

Methods and systems for converting high dimensional data sets from LiDAR sensors, cameras, and other sensors to more manageable but still useful lower dimensional data sets that can be more easily processed, manipulated, and displayed.

A computing system is configured to use path information, application rate information and product amount information to determine an application plan for applying product to a field using an application vehicle, the application plan including an application zone for applying the product in the field. The computing system further generates a signal for controlling a user interface to present the application plan, for controlling the vehicle to apply the product in the field according to the application plan, or both. The application plan includes two or more application paths within the application zone and at least one skipped path within the application zone, and includes at least one variation in application rate along the application paths according to the application rate information, such that when the vehicle applies the product to the field following the application plan, the vehicle applies one complete tank of product in the application zone.