SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING HARVESTED CROP LEVELS WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER

In one aspect, a system for sensing harvested crop levels within an agricultural harvester may include a crop tank configured to receive harvested crop. The system may further include a sensor configured to emit a sensor beam into the crop tank for reflection off of the top surface of the harvested...

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Hauptverfasser:	Dilts, Mark D, Becker, Justin, Minnich, Michael, Yoder, Denver R, Banks, Clayton E., JR
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHING FORESTRY HARVESTING HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING MEASURING MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL METERING BY VOLUME MOWING PHYSICS TESTING TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	In one aspect, a system for sensing harvested crop levels within an agricultural harvester may include a crop tank configured to receive harvested crop. The system may further include a sensor configured to emit a sensor beam into the crop tank for reflection off of the top surface of the harvested crop. Additionally, the system may include a reflection panel positioned at a minimum detectable crop level within the crop tank. The reflection panel may be configured to reflect the sensor beam when the current crop level is vertically below the minimum detectable crop level. A center of the reflection panel may be positioned closer to the sensor than an outer edge of the reflection panel such that the reflection panel diffuses the sensor beam as it reflects off of the reflection panel.