Great Plains Manufacturing, Incorporated

James Edward Schott

Gregory W Arnett

Michael J Ohnsat

Taylor Bozarth

Brian Olander

Paul Harold Haggard

Matthew D Goodon

Christian Hayes Desbien

An agricultural implement broadly includes a ground-engaging tool, a time-of-flight sensor, and a controller. The time-of-flight sensor is configured to obtain information indicative of seed parameters, furrow parameters, and/or soil condition parameters. The controller is configured to process the information obtained by the time-of-flight sensor to generate the parameters, wherein the controller is further configured to automatically control operation of one or more components of the implement based on the parameters.

Agricultural implement with vision sensors

A bale composition determination system comprising a baler configured to pick up crop material cut and lying on the ground in the form of a windrow and to form bales of the crop material. The system additionally includes one or more sensors configured to obtain electromagnetic reflectance information for the crop material. The system further includes a control system configured to receive the electromagnetic reflectance information for the crop material and to generate vegetation index values for the bales of crop material based on the electromagnetic reflectance information.

Systems and methods for monitoring bale composition

A mistie detection system comprising a baler configured to form bales from crop material. The baler includes a least one baling chamber configured to compress crop material into bales and at least one knotter assembly configured to tie securement lines around the bales. The system additionally includes one or more image sensors mounted to the baler and configured to monitor one or more of the knotter assembly, the securement lines, and the bales. The system further includes a control system configured to receive image data from the image sensors to determine if a mistie event has occurred.

Systems and methods for detecting knotter misties

A control system for a tillage implement broadly includes front and rear sensors, a leveling assembly, and a controller. The front sensor is positioned on a front of a central section, wherein the front sensor is configured to obtain height information indicative of a height of the front of the central section above a ground. The rear sensor is positioned on a rear of the central section, wherein the rear sensor is configured to obtain height information indicative of a height of the rear of the central section above the ground. The leveling assembly is configured to adjust a front to rear orientation of the central section. The controller is configured to receive the height information from the front sensor and the height information from the rear sensor, and to provide instructions to the leveling assembly to adjust the front to rear orientation of the central section based on the received height information.

Tillage implement with vision sensors

A baling system comprising a high capacity baler, and an electronic display configured to display baling information to an operator of the baling high capacity baler. The baler additionally comprises a first bale-forming area in which a first series of first individual bales can be formed, and a second bale-forming area in which a second series of second individual bales can be formed. The baler further comprises one or more first sensors configured to sense one or more parameters related to at least one of the first bales, and one or more second sensors configured to sense one or more parameters related to at least one of the second bales. The electronic display is configured to simultaneously display data generated from at least one of the first sensors and at least one of the second sensors.

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McPherson, KS, United States of America

James Edward Schott