NOZZLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for nozzle control. The system includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.

主权项

1. A method of controlling nozzle flow rate of an agricultural product on an agricultural sprayer having a plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzles, comprising:
determining a speed of the agricultural sprayer, an overall target flow rate of the plurality of smart nozzles, and a yaw rate of the agricultural sprayer; controlling a pressure of the agricultural product of the agricultural sprayer using a master node; determining a target nozzle flow rate for each smart nozzle using at least one of the speed, the overall target flow rate, and the yaw rate; and controlling with each respective smart nozzle, the nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles based on the target nozzle flow rate for the respective smart nozzle.