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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Keith L. Felton, Sherrard, IL (US);
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Stanley R. Borkgren, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/12 (2006.01); G01C 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 7/127 (2013.01); G01C 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a volumetric metering system for a work vehicle includes detecting, with a sensor as the work vehicle moves, a tilt condition of the volumetric metering system relative to a reference horizontal plane. The method also includes generating, by a processor, a control command for a metering element based, at least partly, on the detected tilt condition. Furthermore, the method includes varying an actuation speed of the metering element according to the control command. A system for this method is also disclosed.