Harvesting system for a variety of grain crops
The present disclosure relates to a harvesting system for variety of grain crops. The harvesting system comprises a harvester control unit, a grain loss monitoring GLM-ECU, a cloud communication interface ECU, a plurality of sensors, a controller area network (CAN), a buzzer/alarming device, a display unit, a cloud and a mobile application. The GLM-ECU is configured to process signals from a sieve sensor and a straw walker sensor. The harvester control unit is configured to process signals received from the plurality of sensors and the cloud communication interface ECU serves as an interface to interchange the data between the harvester control unit and the cloud. The harvester system results in increase in productivity and trust among the stake holders by virtue of real-time information sharing.
1 . A harvesting system ( 400 ) for a variety of grain crops, said harvesting system ( 400 ) comprising:
a grain level sensor ( 10 ), said grain level sensor ( 10 ) configured to sense grain-based characteristics of said harvesting system ( 400 );
a grain loss monitoring electronic control unit (GLM-ECU) ( 85 ), said GLM-ECU ( 85 ) configured to process signals received from a sieve sensor ( 60 ) and a straw walker sensor ( 70 );
a harvester control unit ( 75 ), said harvester control unit ( 75 ) configured to process the signals received from a plurality of sensors, including said grain level sensor ( 10 ), a fuel level sensor ( 20 ), a vehicle speed sensor ( 30 ), a thresher switch sensor ( 50 ) and an unloading lever-switch sensor ( 40 );
a cloud communication interface ECU ( 90 ) configured to transmit signals processed by said harvester control unit ( 75 ) to a cloud ( 100 ) on real-time basis, said cloud communication interface ECU ( 90 ) being an artificial intelligence (AI) based control unit configured to transmit data from said harvester control unit ( 75 ) to said cloud ( 100 ) via a controller area network (CAN) ( 80 ), and further configured to share functional parameters that include the level of grain in grain-tank, fuel level, fuel consumption, travelling speed, grain loss monitor, thresher level engagement for productivity monitoring and the number of unloading cycles of said harvesting system ( 400 ) with a user on real-time basis; and
a display unit ( 300 ) communicably coupled to said harvester control unit ( 75 ), said display unit ( 300 ) configured to display real-time parameters related to grains and said harvesting system ( 400 ).
2 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said signals received from the sieve sensor ( 60 ) and the straw walker sensor ( 70 ) are connected to said GLM-ECU ( 85 ), while said signals received from the grain level sensor ( 10 ), the fuel level sensor ( 20 ), the vehicle speed sensor ( 30 ), the thresher switch sensor ( 50 ) and the unloading lever-switch sensor ( 40 ) are connected to said harvester control unit ( 75 ) by means of said CAN ( 80 ) network.
3 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cloud communication interface ECU ( 90 ) is configured to share the functional parameters with the user via said display unit ( 300 ) and/or a mobile or web-based application ( 200 ).
4 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said cloud communication interface ECU ( 90 ) is configured to send system-alerts to the user via mobile or web-based application ( 200 ), display unit ( 300 ), indicators, and buzzer/alarming device ( 150 ), said system-alerts including information related to engine speed, oil pressure, battery status, and engine temperature.
5 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 4 , wherein data from said cloud ( 100 ) is accessed by the user via the data driven mobile or web-based application ( 200 ), said application ( 200 ) being configured to display the real-time parameters related to functioning and productivity of said harvesting system, said real-time parameters being used to remotely track/control the harvesting system ( 400 ).
6 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said display unit ( 300 ) is provided inside a user cabin and is configured to display the real-time parameters related to the productivity, area covered, fuel consumption, distance travelled, alerts from said harvester control unit ( 75 ), fuel level inside fuel tank, thresher switch status, unloading switch status, unloading count, type of grain selected for harvesting, and grain loss percentage.
7 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said display unit ( 300 ) is selected from the group of devices consisting of a mobile, a tablet, an LCD screen, and a smart watch.
8 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cloud ( 100 ) is configured to store historical data for analysis and scheduling maintenance activities.
9 . The harvesting system ( 400 ) as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the user is an individual belonging to the group consisting of farmers, drivers, operators, harvester owners, and brokers.