Controlling an agricultural harvester based upon material other than grain (MOG) content characteristics
A content characteristic of material other than grain (MOG), such as MOG color or a leaf-to-stalk ratio in the MOG, are detected. A controllable subsystem on an agricultural harvester is controlled based upon the content characteristic of the MOG.
1 . A computer implemented method, comprising:
detecting material other than grain (MOG) engaged by an agricultural harvester;
generating a detection signal indicative of the detected MOG;
identifying a content characteristic of the MOG based on the detection signal; and
generating a control signal to control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural harvester based on the content characteristic of the MOG.
2 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 identifying a content characteristic of the MOG comprises:
identifying a color of the MOG.
3 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the MOG includes leaf material and stalk material and wherein identifying a content characteristic comprises:
identifying a leaf-to-stalk ratio in the MOG based on the detection signal.
4 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein detecting MOG comprises:
capturing an image of the MOG.
5 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 wherein generating a detection signal comprises:
generating an image signal indicative of the image of the MOG.
6 . The computer implemented method of claim 5 wherein identifying the content characteristic comprises:
processing the image of the MOG to identify the content characteristic of the MOG.
7 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 wherein capturing an image of the MOG comprises:
capturing an image of residue after the residue exits the agricultural harvester.
8 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 wherein capturing an image of the MOG comprises:
capturing an image of material being processed in the agricultural harvester.
9 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 wherein capturing an image of the MOG comprises:
capturing an image of crop prior to being engaged by the agricultural harvester.
10 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the agricultural harvester includes a crop processing component, and wherein detecting MOG comprises:
detecting a torque applied to the crop processing component.
11 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the agricultural harvester includes a set of deck plates and a deck plate actuator that controls a spacing corresponding to the deck plates and wherein generating a control signal comprises:
generating a control signal to control the deck plate actuator to control the spacing corresponding to the deck plates based on the content characteristic of the MOG.
12 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the agricultural harvester includes a header component actuator that drives a header component and wherein generating a control signal comprises:
generating a control signal to control the header component actuator to control the speed of the header component based on the content characteristic of the MOG.
13 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the agricultural harvester includes a display device and wherein generating a control signal comprises:
generating a display control signal to control the display device to display an indication of the content characteristic of the MOG.
14 . An agricultural system, comprising:
a sensor configured to detect material other than grain (MOG) engaged by an agricultural harvester and generate a detection signal indicative of the detected MOG;
a content characteristic processing system configured to identify a content characteristic of the MOG based on the detection signal;
a controllable subsystem; and
a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal to control the controllable subsystem on the agricultural harvester based on the content characteristic of the MOG.
15 . The agricultural system of claim 14 wherein the content characteristic processing system comprises:
a MOG color identification system configured to identify a color of the MOG.
16 . The agricultural system of claim 14 wherein the MOG includes leaf material and stalk material and wherein the content characteristic processing system comprises:
a leaf-to-stalk ratio identification system configured to identify a leaf-to-stalk ratio in the MOG based on the detection signal.
17 . The agricultural system of claim 14 wherein the sensor comprises:
an optical sensor configured to capture an image of the MOG and generate an image signal indicative of the image of the MOG.
18 . The agricultural system of claim 17 wherein the content characteristic processing system comprises:
an image processing system configured to process the image of the MOG to identify the content characteristic of the MOG.
19 . The agricultural system of claim 14 wherein the agricultural harvester includes a crop processing component and wherein the sensor comprises:
a torque sensor configured to detect a torque applied to the crop processing component to process the crop.
20 . An agricultural harvester, comprising:
a sensor configured to detect material other than grain (MOG) engaged by the agricultural harvester and generate a detection signal indicative of the detected MOG;
a content characteristic processing system configured to identify a content characteristic of the MOG based on the detection signal;
a controllable subsystem; and
a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal to control the controllable subsystem on the agricultural harvester based on the content characteristic of the MOG.