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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2015
Deere and Company, Moline, IL (US);
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Aaron J. Bruns, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Matthew J. Darr, Ames, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Abstract
A harvester includes an auger tube having a first portion and a second portion adjacent the first portion, an auger flight within the first portion of the tube and terminating prior to the second portion to move grain to the second portion, a window along the second portion of the tube and a camera to capture images of grain within the second portion of the tube. A computing device determines grain mass flow based upon the captured images, a dimension of the second portion of the tube and a grain density factor.