System and method for controlling the operation of a harvesting implement

1 . A harvesting implement, comprising:

a header frame configured to be pivotably coupled to a harvester base vehicle;

a reel pivotably coupled to the header frame and configured to direct crop material toward a cutting bar configured to sever the crop material from a field surface;

a plurality of implement actuators configured to pivotably adjust the header frame and the reel, the plurality of implement actuators configured to receive a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid from the harvester base vehicle;

an implement-based pressure sensor configured to generate data indicative of an implement maximum pressure value, wherein the implement maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of the plurality of implement actuators; and

an implement-based computing system communicatively coupled to the implement-based pressure sensor and a vehicle-based computing system positioned on the harvester base vehicle, the implement-based computing system configured to:

determine the implement maximum pressure value based on the data generated by the implement-based pressure sensor; and

transmit the determined implement maximum pressure value to the vehicle-based computing system.

2 . The harvesting implement of claim 1 , wherein the implement-based computing system is further configured to:

transmit an input to the vehicle-based computing system to control an operation of a pump, the pump being positioned on the harvester base vehicle and configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the plurality of implement actuators and a fluid reservoir positioned on the harvester base vehicle, based on the determined implement maximum pressure value.

3 . The harvesting implement of claim 1 , wherein the implement-based computing system is further configured to:

receive a determined vehicle maximum pressure value from the vehicle-based computing system, wherein the determined vehicle maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of a pump positioned on the harvester base vehicle and configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the plurality of implement actuators and a fluid reservoir positioned on the harvester base vehicle; and

determine an overall maximum pressure value that is equal to the greater of the determined implement maximum pressure value and the determined vehicle maximum pressure value.

4 . The harvesting implement of claim 3 , wherein the implement-based computing system is further configured to:

transmit an input to the vehicle-based computing system to control an operation of the pump based on the determined overall maximum pressure value.

5 . The harvesting implement of claim 1 , wherein the implement-based computing system is wirelessly communicatively coupled to the vehicle-based computing system.

6 . A system for controlling the operation of a harvesting implement, the system comprising:

a plurality of hydraulically driven implement components positioned on a harvesting implement and configured to receive a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid from a harvester base vehicle, the harvester base vehicle configured to tow the harvesting implement;

an implement-based pressure sensor positioned on the harvesting implement and configured to generate data indicative of an implement maximum pressure value, wherein the implement maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components; and

an implement-based computing system positioned on the harvesting implement, the implement-based computing system communicatively coupled to the implement-based pressure sensor and a vehicle-based computing system positioned on the harvester base vehicle, the implement-based computing system configured to:

determine the implement maximum pressure value based on the data generated by the implement-based pressure sensor; and

transmit the determined implement maximum pressure value to the vehicle-based computing system.

7 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fluid reservoir positioned on the harvester base vehicle; and

a pump positioned on the harvester base vehicle and configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the fluid reservoir and the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components,

wherein the implement-based computing system is further configured to:

transmit an input to the vehicle-based computing system to control an operation of the pump based on the determined implement maximum pressure value.

8 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fluid reservoir positioned on the harvester base vehicle;

a pump positioned on the harvester base vehicle and configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the fluid reservoir and the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components; and

the vehicle-based computing system, wherein the vehicle-based computing system is configured to:

control an operation of the pump based on the determined implement maximum pressure value.

9 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fluid reservoir positioned on the harvester base vehicle; and

a pump positioned on the harvester base vehicle and configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the fluid reservoir and the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components,

wherein the implement-based computing system is further configured to:

receive a determined vehicle maximum pressure value from the vehicle-based computing system, wherein the determined vehicle maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of the pump; and

determine an overall maximum pressure value that is equal to the greater of the determined implement maximum pressure value and the determined vehicle maximum pressure value.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the implement-based computing system is further configured to:

transmit an input to the vehicle-based computing system to control an operation of the pump based on the determined overall maximum pressure value.

11 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

the vehicle-based computing system, wherein the vehicle-based computing system is configured to:

control an operation of the pump based on the determined overall maximum pressure value.

12 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fluid reservoir positioned on the harvester base vehicle;

a pump positioned on the harvester base vehicle configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the fluid reservoir and the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components;

a vehicle-based pressure sensor positioned on the harvester base vehicle and configured to generate data indicative of a vehicle maximum pressure value, wherein the vehicle maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of the pump; and

the vehicle-based computing system communicatively coupled to the vehicle-based pressure sensor, wherein the vehicle-based computing system is configured to:

determine the vehicle maximum pressure value based on the data generated by the vehicle-based pressure sensor; and

transmit the determined vehicle maximum pressure value to the implement-based computing system.

13 . The system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the hydraulically driven implement components of the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components comprises an implement actuator configured to pivotably adjust a crop harvesting tool positioned on the harvesting implement.

14 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the implement-based computing system is wirelessly communicatively coupled to the vehicle-based computing system.

15 . A method for controlling the operation of a harvesting implement, the harvesting implement including a plurality of hydraulically driven implement components configured to receive a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid from a harvester base vehicle, the harvesting implement also including a fluid reservoir and a pump configured to pump hydraulic fluid between the fluid reservoir and the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components, the method comprising:

receiving, with an implement-based computing system, implement-based pressure sensor data indicative of an implement maximum pressure value, wherein the implement maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of the plurality of hydraulically driven implement components;

determining, with the implement-based computing system, the implement maximum pressure value based on the received implement-based pressure sensor data; and

transmitting, with the implement-based computing system, the determined implement maximum pressure value to a vehicle-based computing system.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

transmitting, with the implement-based computing system, an input to a vehicle-based computing system to control an operation of the pump based on the determined implement maximum pressure value.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, with the implement-based computing system, a determined vehicle maximum pressure value from the vehicle-based computing system, wherein the determined vehicle maximum pressure value is a maximum pressure value of the pump; and

determining, with the implement-based computing system, an overall maximum pressure value that is equal to the greater of the determined implement maximum pressure value and the determined vehicle maximum pressure value.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

transmitting, with the implement-based computing system, an input to the vehicle-based computing system to control an operation of the pump based on the determined overall maximum pressure value.