Variable Placement Hinge For Agricultural Implement To Maintain Constant Work Zone Spacing

摘要

An agricultural implement is provided that has a variable placement hinge joint that allows adjacent implement sections to flex relative to each other and can be moved by an actuator to control spacing between adjacent work zones defined by the implement sections. This can be done by detecting relative angle changes between adjacent implement sections and moving the hinge joint to maintain a constant distance between the work zones so that row spacing is substantially constant across the entire implement, even between adjacent ground-engaging tools or other working units of different implement sections.

主权项

1. A method of maintaining a constant spacing between adjacent work zones of an agricultural implement, the method including:
determining a target spacing between adjacent work zones corresponding to a row spacing of adjacent rows of seeds defining boundaries between the adjacent work zones corresponding to adjacent implement sections of an agricultural implement; detecting a deviation from the target spacing; and moving at least one of the implement sections to attenuate the deviation from the target spacing.