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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Cnh Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, CA;

Inventors:

Jim Henry, Saskatoon, CA;

John Posselius, Ephrata, PA (US);

Assignee:

CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A01B 63/28 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01); G06G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 63/28 (2013.01); A01C 5/062 (2013.01); A01C 5/066 (2013.01);
Abstract

An agricultural implement system is provided that includes a row unit configured to deposit agricultural material into soil along a direction of travel. The agricultural implement system also includes a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of soil displaced by the row unit, and an implement controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The implement controller is configured to determine a smoothness of a soil finish behind the row unit along the direction of travel based on the signal. The controller is also configured to adjust a parameter affecting the soil finish while the smoothness is outside of a desired range.


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