The United States of America; as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
发明人:
Ted S. Kornecki,Corey M. Kichler
申请号：
US16149188
公开号：
US20200100418A1
申请日:
2018.10.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
The active coulter system includes a pivotable support structure that vertically adjusts the position of an active coulter component to compensate for changes in the contour of a target field. In the preferred embodiment, a proximity sensor and an associated controller are in electronic communication with a linear actuator assembly. Based on data from the proximity sensor, the controller sends electronic instructions to the linear actuator assembly to automatically move the active coulter component vertically. The system also optionally includes a torque/speed sensor that can operate independently to control the torque and/or power supplied to the active coulter component, or the sensor can interface with the controller and anticipate changes in power needs and increase/decrease power before the operation of the active coulter component is affected.
