Donald K. Landphair,Michael E. Frasier,James Z. Liu,Jason D. Walter,Lawrence D. Green
申请号:
US14871476
公开号:
US20170086361A1
申请日:
2015.09.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要:
A seeding machine includes a main frame, and a row unit coupled to the main frame. The row unit has a row unit frame, a gauge wheel coupled to the row unit frame, and a furrow opener coupled to the row unit frame, the furrow opener having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and moves soil. The row unit also includes a furrow closer, the furrow closer having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and presses soil. The seeding machine also includes a downforce adjustment system for adjusting an amount of downforce applied to the row unit, the downforce adjustment system including a moisture sensor, a controller configured to receive a signal from the moisture sensor, and an actuator configured to change the amount of downforce applied to the row unit based on the signal received by the controller.