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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
Amadas Industries, Inc., Suffolk, VA (US);
Kendall R. Kirk, Pendleton, SC (US);
J. Warren White, Suffolk, VA (US);
Joel S. Peele, Suffolk, VA (US);
W. Scott Monfort, Aiken, SC (US);
Hunter F. Massey, Liberty, SC (US);
James S. Thomas, Denmark, SC (US);
Stanley A. Brantley, Suffolk, VA (US);
Andrew C. Warner, Clemson, SC (US);
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for automated adjustment of a digging implement during harvest of underground crops are described. Utilizing the devices, a digging implement, e.g., a blade, can be located and maintained at a desired depth as a harvester travels across a field. During use, the digging implement depth controls can be varied as the harvester travels within a single field under different operating conditions, e.g., different soil friability, consistency, etc., thereby preventing crop loss and improving crop yield.