Granted Patent B2

US 12,682,517 · App. 18/470,546 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Inventors: Mario L. Donini (Bettendorf, IA); Matthew T. Wold (Coal Valley, IL); Kent S. Brown (Sherrard, IL)

Assignee: Deere & Company

G06T11/26A01D41/1277G06T7/0004G06T2200/24G06T2207/30168G06T2207/30188

Abstract

Claims (90)

1 . A mobile agricultural harvester comprising:

one or more sensors configured to detect a grain processing quality characteristic and generate sensor data indicative of the detected grain processing quality characteristic;

a display screen;

one or more processors

memory; and

computer executable instructions, stored in the memory, and executable by the one or more processors, the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configuring the one or more processors to:

define a limit of the grain processing quality characteristic;

control one or more operating parameters, corresponding to the grain processing quality characteristic, of the mobile agricultural harvester based on limit;

generate an interface on the display screen, the interface comprising:

a limit interface display element indicative of the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic; and

a characteristic value interface display element comprising a graph indicative of values of the grain processing quality characteristic over time.

2 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the grain processing quality characteristic is one of grain loss, grain brokenness, or grain cleanliness.

3 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the grain processing quality characteristic comprises a first grain processing quality characteristic, wherein the limit interface display element is a first limit display element indicative of a first limit of the first grain processing quality characteristic, wherein the characteristic value interface display element is a first characteristic value interface display element comprising a first graph indicative of values of the first grain processing quality characteristic over time, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect a second grain processing quality characteristic and generate sensor data indicative of the second grain processing quality characteristic and wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the one or more processors to:

generate the interface, on the display screen, further comprising:

a second limit interface display element indicative of a second limit of the second grain processing quality characteristic; and

a second characteristic value interface display element comprising a second graph indicative of values of the second grain processing quality characteristic over time.

4 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 3 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect a third grain processing quality characteristic and generate sensor data indicative of the third grain processing quality characteristic and wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the one or more processors to:

generate the interface, on the display screen, further comprising:

a third limit interface display element indicative of a third limit of the third grain processing quality characteristic; and

a third characteristic value interface display element comprising a third graph indicative of values of the third grain processing quality characteristic over time.

5 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the limit interface display element comprises a line incorporated into the graph, wherein the graph comprises an X axis comprising a time scale and a Y axis comprises a value scale corresponding to the grain processing quality characteristic, wherein the line is positioned at a location along the Y axis.

6 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 5 , wherein the graph further comprises a first graph display element comprising a first graph display element line and a first graph display element area that indicates a first proportion of the grain processing quality characteristic attributable to a first subsystem of the mobile agricultural harvester and a second graph display element comprising a second graph display element line and a second graph display element area that indicates a second proportion of the grain processing quality characteristic attributable to a second subsystem of the mobile agricultural harvester, wherein the first graph display element and the second graph display element are stacked.

7 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic value interface display element comprises a first characteristic value interface display element and wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the one or more processors to:

generate the interface further comprising:

a second characteristic value interface display element, separate from the first characteristic value interface display element and indicative of a current value of the grain processing quality characteristic.

8 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the one or more processors to:

generate the interface further comprising:

a limit adjuster interface display element that is interactable to provide for adjustment of the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic; and

upon interaction with the limit adjuster interface display element, generate a limit adjuster interface comprising an interactable adjustment interface display element that is interactable to adjust the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic.

9 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the one or more processors to:

generate the interface further comprising:

a productivity display portion comprising a productivity interface display element indicative of a value of a productivity characteristic.

10 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the one or more processors to:

generate the interface further comprising:

a productivity display portion comprising a productivity interface display element comprising a productivity graph indicative of values of a first productivity characteristic over time and indicative of values of a second productivity characteristic over time;

wherein the productivity graph comprises an X axis comprising a time scale, a first Y axis comprising a first value scale corresponding to the first productivity characteristic, a second Y axis comprising a second value scale corresponding to the second productivity characteristic, a first line indicative of values of the first productivity characteristic across the time scale, and a second line indicative of values of the second productivity characteristic over the time scale.

11 . The mobile agricultural harvester of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to:

determine that the grain processing quality characteristic fails to satisfy the limit;

determine an adjustment to the one or more operating parameters to satisfy the limit; and

control the one or more operating parameters based on the determined adjustment.

12 . A computer implemented method comprising:

obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors, indicative of a grain processing quality characteristic detected by the one or more sensors;

generating, on a display screen, an interface comprising:

a limit interface display element indicative of a limit of the grain processing quality characteristic;

a limit adjust interface display element; and

a characteristic value interface display element comprising a graph indicative of values of the grain processing quality characteristic over time;

detecting user interaction with the limit adjust interface display element of the interface; and

in response to the user interaction with the limit adjust interface display element, adjusting the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic.

13 . The computer implemented method of claim 12 , wherein obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors, indicative of the grain processing quality characteristic comprises obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors, indicative of a first grain processing quality characteristic and a second grain processing quality characteristic;

wherein generating, on the display screen, the interface comprises generating, on the display screen, the interface comprising:

a first limit display element indicative of a first limit of the first grain processing quality characteristic;

a first characteristic value interface display element comprising a first graph indicative of values of the first grain processing quality characteristic over time;

a second limit interface display element indicative of a second limit of the second grain processing quality characteristic; and

a second characteristic value interface display element comprising a second graph indicative of values of the second grain processing quality characteristic over time.

14 . The computer implemented method of claim 12 , wherein obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors indicative of the grain processing quality characteristic comprises obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors, indicative of a first grain processing quality characteristic, a second grain processing quality characteristic, and a third grain processing quality characteristic:

wherein generating, on the display screen, the interface comprises generating, on the display screen, the interface comprising:

a first limit display element indicative of a first limit of the first grain processing quality characteristic;

a first characteristic value interface display element comprising a first graph indicative of values of the first grain processing quality characteristic over time;

a second limit display element indicative of a second limit of the second grain processing quality characteristic;

a second characteristic value interface display element comprising a second graph indicative of values of the second grain processing quality characteristic over time;

a third limit interface display element indicative of a third limit of the third grain processing quality characteristic; and

a third characteristic value interface display element comprising a third graph indicative of values of the third grain processing quality characteristic over time.

15 . The computer implemented method of claim 14 , wherein generating, on the display screen, the interface comprises generating, on the display screen, the interface further comprising:

a fourth characteristic value interface display element next to the first characteristic value interface display element, the fourth characteristic value interface display element indicative of a current value of the first characteristic;

a fifth characteristic value interface display element next to the second characteristic value interface display element, the fifth characteristic value interface display element indicative of a current value of the second characteristic; and

a sixth characteristic value interface display element next to the third characteristic value interface display element, the sixth characteristic value interface display element indicative of a current value of the third characteristic.

16 . The computer implemented method of claim 12 ,

wherein the graph comprises an X axis comprising a time scale and a Y axis comprising a value scale corresponding to the grain processing quality characteristic;

wherein the limit interface display element comprises a line incorporated into the graph and disposed at a position along the Y axis.

17 . The computer implement method of claim 16 , wherein generating, on the display screen, the interface comprises generating, on the display screen, the computer implemented method further comprising:

receiving interaction with the limit adjuster interface display element to adjust the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic;

generating, on the display screen, an updated interface comprising:

an updated characteristic value interface display element comprising the graph comprising the X axis and an updated Y axis comprising a rescaled value scale corresponding to the grain processing quality characteristic based on adjustment of the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic, the line incorporated into the graph and disposed at the position along the updated Y axis.

18 . The computer implemented method of claim 12 , wherein generating, on the display screen, the interface comprises generating, on the display screen, the interface further comprising:

a productivity display portion comprising a productivity interface display element comprising a productivity graph that indicates the values of one or more productivity characteristics over time.

19 . The computer implemented method of claim 12 and further comprising:

generating a control signal to control a controllable subsystem of an agricultural harvester based on the limit of the grain processing quality characteristic and a value of the grain processing quality characteristic.

20 . An agricultural harvesting system comprising:

one or more sensors configured to detect a first grain processing quality characteristic and a second grain processing quality characteristic and generate sensor data indicative of the detected first grain processing quality characteristic and the detected second grain processing quality characteristic;

a display screen;

one or more processors

memory; and

computer executable instructions, stored in the memory, and executable by the one or more processors, the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to:

generate an interface comprising:

a first limit interface display element indicative of a first limit of the first grain processing quality characteristic;

a second limit interface display element indicative of a second limit of the second grain processing quality characteristic;

a first characteristic value interface display element comprising a first graph indicative of values of the first grain processing quality characteristic over time; and

a second characteristic value interface display element comprising a second graph indicative of values of the second grain processing quality characteristic over time;

display the interface on the display screen; and

control one or more operating parameters that affect at least one of the first grain processing quality characteristic or the first grain processing quality characteristic based on at least one of the first limit or the second limit.

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