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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Inventor:
Brett Buehler, Dallas Center, IA (US);
Assignee:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 79/02 (2006.01); A01B 61/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 14/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 79/02 (2013.01); A01B 61/00 (2013.01); A01C 7/08 (2013.01); A01C 14/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring rocks in a field. The system includes at least one row unit having an opening disk, a gauge wheel, and a gauge wheel load sensor. The system further includes a processor and a storage media. In various implementations, the system evaluates gauge wheel load sensor data, vertical acceleration data, and/or down force bore pressure data to detect when a row unit strikes a rock. In some implementations, the system can detect the size of the rock, the location of the rock within the soil, and the severity of a rock strike.