Remote adjustment of a row unit of an agricultural device

摘要

Agricultural devices, row unit adjustment systems, and methods of adjusting a depth of a furrow are provided. In some aspects, an agricultural device is adapted to plant seeds and includes a frame, a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth, a sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic, and a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed characteristic. The depth of the furrow is adjustable based on the signal associated with the sensed characteristic. Such characteristic may be a characteristic of the soil, a force applied to the agricultural device, or a position of a portion of the agricultural device.

主权项

1. An agricultural device adapted to plant seeds, the agricultural device comprising:
a frame; a furrow opener coupled to the frame and adapted to cut a furrow including a depth; a solid state sensor adapted to sense a characteristic associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed characteristic; and a processing unit receiving the signal associated with the sensed characteristic; wherein the depth of the furrow is adjustable based on the signal associated with the sensed characteristic; wherein the characteristic of the soil is one of soil temperature, moisture content of soil, furrow depth, and soil type.