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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);

Inventors:

Addney T. Biery, II, Clio, MI (US);

Brian G. Maust, Unionville, MI (US);

Timothy A. Rohn, Swartz Creek, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 19/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/203 (2013.01); A01C 7/205 (2013.01); A01C 19/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0201 (2013.01);
Abstract

A seed depth device for an agricultural planter includes an electric motor, an actuator, a stop, a controller, and a seed depth auto-learn system. The actuator is driven by the electric motor, and is constructed and arranged to move between a home position and a full extension position. The stop is proximate to the actuator when in the home position. The controller includes a computing processor and a computer readable storage medium configured to control the electric motor. The seed depth auto-learn system is, at least in-part, stored and executed by the controller. The seed depth auto-learn system is configured to learn the home position based, at least in-part, on the actuator stalling upon the stop.


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