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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton, IL (US);
Tim F. Van Poucke, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Herman M. Ramon, Ghent, BE;
Jens Aksel Skjærbæk Søndergaard, Gandrup, DK;
Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method are described for controlled leveling of a multi-wing spray boom assembly. A multi-loop cascading controller arrangement includes a main controller that renders actuation control commands to an actuator controller for causing positioning of actuators of the multi-wing boom assembly to reduce a determined current position error of the assembly in relation to a determined contour. The main controller operates, according to a main controller repetition cycle period within which an actuation command is rendered for implementation by the actuator controller, to generate positioning commands to be carried out by the actuator controller. The actuator controller executes an actuator controller loop, independently of the main controller and in accordance with an actuator controller repetition cycle period having a duration that is independent of the main controller repetition cycle period, to generate control signals for the actuators of the multi-wing boom assembly.