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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Noel W. Anderson, Fargo, ND (US);
Aaron M. Senneff, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jill M. Stanford, Cumming, IA (US);
Henry H. Roark, III, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 18/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1271 (2013.01); A01D 41/1273 (2013.01); A01D 41/1276 (2013.01); G01D 18/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
A topographical indication for a field is detected by an aerial sensor and, based on the topographical indication, an area of consistent elevation is calculated. An estimated yield indication for a field is also detected, and an area of consistent estimated yield is calculated. With a controller, a calibration candidate zone is generated, wherein the calibration candidate zone comprises an area of the field with a consistent topography and a consistent estimated yield along a width and a length of the area.