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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Adam D. Sporrer, Huxley, IA (US);
Jarrod R. Ruckle, Bondurant, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a frame forming a plurality of sections. A plurality of tools is operatively coupled to the frame for penetrating an underlying surface upon which the implement travels. A controller is coupled to the frame. A plurality of control valves is operably controllable between an open and a closed position. A sensor for detecting a depth of penetration of at least one tool of the plurality of tools is coupled to the frame wherein the sensor is coupled to the controller for communicating the detected depth, and wherein the controller compares the detected depth to a target depth and operably controls the position of each of the plurality of control valves until the depth of the at least one tool on the frame is at the target depth.