Operation of an agricultural agitating system

1. An agitating system of an agricultural system, comprising:

a drive system configured to operate an agitator via a motor;

a sub-hopper configured to couple to a metering system, wherein the agitator moves particulate material in the sub-hopper; and

a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to alternatingly:

instruct the drive system to operate the agitator in an active operation for an active time;

instruct the drive system to suspend operation of the agitator for a dwell time after the active time; and

determine the dwell time based on a geometry of a seed meter of the metering system, a density of particulate material within the sub-hopper, a mass flow rate of the particulate material through the seed meter, or any combination thereof.

2. The agitating system of claim 1 , wherein the active operation comprises moving particulate material in a forward direction or moving the particulate material in a reverse direction.

3. The agitating system of claim 1 , wherein the agitator comprises a coil, and wherein instructing the drive system to operate the agitator via the motor in the active operation comprises instructing the drive system to rotate the agitator in a first rotational direction to move particulate material in a forward direction or instructing the drive system to rotate the agitator in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to move particulate material in a reverse direction opposite the forward direction.

4. The agitating system of claim 1 , wherein the agitator is configured to promote movement of particulate material through the sub-hopper into the metering system.

5. The agitating system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the active time based on a length of an inlet to a seed meter of the metering system, a geometry of the agitator, an operating speed of the agitator, or any combination thereof.

6. The agitating system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a user input and to determine the active time, the dwell time, or both, based on the user input.

7. The agitating system of claim 1 , wherein the active time and the dwell time are not equal to one another.

8. An agitating system of an agricultural system, comprising:

an agitator comprising an agitator coil;

a drive system configured to drive the agitator via a motor to rotate; and

a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to:

instruct the drive system to drive the agitator to rotate in a forward rotational direction for a forward time;

instruct the drive system to suspend rotation of the agitator for a dwell time after the forward time;

instruct the drive system to drive the agitator to rotate in a reverse rotational direction for a reverse time after the dwell time; and

determine the dwell time based on a geometry of a seed meter of a metering system, a density of particulate material within a sub-hopper, a mass flow rate of the particulate material through the seed meter, or any combination thereof.

9. The agitating system of claim 8 , wherein the forward time and the reverse time are approximately equal to one another.

10. The agitating system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a user input and to determine the forward time, the reverse time, the dwell time, or any combination thereof, based on the user input.

11. The agitating system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the forward time, the reverse time, or both, based on a length of an inlet to a seed meter of a metering system, a geometry of the agitator, an operating speed of the agitator, or any combination thereof.

12. The agitating system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to instruct the drive system to suspend rotation of the agitator via the motor for a second dwell time after the reverse time.