Sensing and surfacing of crop loss data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016327535-A1
Application number	US-201514703131-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 4, 2015
Priority date	May 4, 2015
Publication date	Nov 10, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A crop loss level generator receives a crop loss sensor signal from a crop loss sensor and generates a crop loss metric indicative of a sensed crop loss level based on the crop loss sensor signal. A first crop loss display generator generates a first crop loss display element based on the crop loss metric and controls a display device to display the first crop loss display element relative to a target loss range indicator indicative of a target loss range. A historic crop loss display generator generates a historic crop loss display element, based on previously generated crop loss metrics, and controls the display device to display the historic crop loss display element relative to the target loss indicator and relative to the first crop loss display element.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A computing system, comprising:
a display device; a crop loss level generator that receives a crop loss sensor signal from a crop loss sensor and generates a crop loss metric indicative of a sensed crop loss level based on the crop loss sensor signal; a first crop loss display generator that generates a first crop loss display element based on the crop loss metric and controls the display device to display the first crop loss display element relative to a target loss range indicator indicative of a target loss range; and a historic crop loss display generator that generates a historic crop loss display element, based on previously generated crop loss metrics, and controls the display device to display the historic crop loss display element relative to the target loss range indicator and relative to the first crop loss display element.

2 . The computing system of claim 1 wherein the crop loss level generator comprises:
a loss aggregator component that receives a plurality of crop loss sensor signals from a plurality of crop loss sensors and generates the crop loss metric as a current aggregate loss measure indicative of an aggregate crop loss sensed by the plurality of crop loss sensors and indicated by the plurality of crop loss sensor signals.

3 . The computing system of claim 1 and further comprising:
a level setting component that generates a level setting user input mechanism that is actuated to modify the target loss range to include the sensed crop loss level.

4 . The computing system of claim 3 wherein the level setting component controls the display device to visually move the first crop loss display element to be displayed within the target loss range indicator in response to the actuation of the level setting user input mechanism.

5 . The computing system of claim 1 wherein the historic crop loss display generator generates the historic crop loss display element as a substantially continuous display element that is indicative of the previously generated crop loss metrics.

6 . The computing system of claim 5 wherein the historic crop loss display generator generates the historic crop loss display element that is substantially continuous over time.

7 . The computing system of claim 5 wherein the crop loss sensor is disposed on a mobile harvester that moves over a field and wherein the historic crop loss display generator generates the historic crop loss display element that is substantially continuous over displacement of the mobile harvester across the field.

8 . The computing system of claim 5 wherein the historic crop loss display generator generates the substantially continuous display element as a continuous line display element.

9 . The computing system of claim 5 wherein the historic crop loss display generator generates the substantially continuous display element as a series of discrete display elements.

10 . The computing system of claim 2 and further comprising:
an individual sensor display component that, in response to user actuation of a multiple sensor user input mechanism, controls the display device to display on a given display screen, a plurality of sensor display elements, each displaying a sensor display corresponding to a crop loss level sensed by a different one of the plurality of different crop loss sensors.

11 . The computing system of claim 2 and further comprising:
a balance setting component that, in response to user actuation of a balance adjustment user input mechanism, adjusts a contribution of the plurality of different crop sensor signals to the current aggregate loss measure.

12 . The computing system of claim 2 wherein the first crop loss display generator and the historic crop loss display generator control the display device to display the first crop loss display element and the historic crop loss display element, respectively, proximate an axis that has a given resolution and further comprising:
a sensitivity adjustment component that, in response to user actuation of a sensitivity adjustment user input mechanism, adjusts the resolution on the axis.

13 . A method, comprising:
sensing crop loss on a mobile harvesting machine; generating a crop loss signal indicative of the sensed crop loss; generating a crop loss metric indicative of the sensed crop loss based on the crop loss signal; generating a first crop loss display element based on the crop loss metric; controlling a display device to display the first crop loss display element relative to a target loss range indicator indicative of a target loss range; generating a historic crop loss display element, based on previously generated crop loss metrics; and controlling the display device to display the historic crop loss display element relative to the target loss indicator and relative to the first crop loss display element.

14 . The method of claim 13 wherein sensing crop loss comprises:
sensing crop loss at a plurality of different points in the mobile harvesting machine, wherein generating a crop loss signal comprises generating a crop loss signal corresponding to each sensed crop loss, and wherein generating a crop loss metric comprises generating the crop loss metric as a current aggregate loss measure indicative of an aggregate crop loss sensed at the plurality of different points on the mobile harvesting machine indicated by the plurality crop loss sensor signals.

15 . The method of claim 13 and further comprising:
detecting user actuation of a level setting user input mechanism; and
in response, controlling the display device to visually move the first crop loss display element to be displayed within the target loss range indicator.

16 . The method of claim 15 wherein generating the historic crop loss display element comprises:
displaying the historic crop loss display element as a substantially continuous display element that is indicative of the previously generated crop loss metrics.

17 . The method of claim 13 and further comprising:
detecting user actuation of a multiple sensor user input mechanism; and
in response, controlling the display device to display a plurality of sensor display elements, each displaying a sensor display corresponding to a crop loss level sensed by a different one of the plurality of different crop loss sensors, each sensor display element displayed on a separate graphical display.

18 . A mobile machine, comprising:
a crop harvesting mechanism; a crop loss sensor that senses crop loss in the crop harvesting mechanism and generates a crop loss signal indicative of the sensed crop loss; a display device; a crop loss level generator that receives the crop loss sensor signal and generates a crop loss metric indicative of the sensed crop loss based on the crop loss sensor signal; a first crop loss display generator that generates a first crop loss display element based on the crop loss metric and controls the display device to display the first crop loss display element relative to a target loss range indicator indicative of a target loss range; and a historic crop loss display generator that generates a historic crop loss display element, based on previously generated crop loss metrics, and controls the display device to display the historic crop loss display element relative to the target loss indicator and relative to the first crop loss display element.

19 . The mobile machine of claim 18 wherein the crop loss sensor comprises a plurality of different crop loss sensors that each generate a d

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Cotton Alexander
• Kingsley Steven R

Classifications

• G01N33/0098 Primary

  Plants or trees (wood G01N33/46) · CPC title

• A01D41/1273 Primary

  for measuring grain loss · CPC title