US 12,290,066 B2
System and method for performing spraying operations with an agricultural applicator
Roy A. Bittner, Cato, WI (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,810.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032199 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A01M 7/00 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/04 (2006.01); B05B 12/12 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 7/0089 (2013.01) [A01C 21/00 (2013.01); A01M 7/0042 (2013.01); B05B 12/04 (2013.01); B05B 12/122 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for an agricultural vehicle, the system comprising:
a boom assembly;
a first nozzle assembly positioned along the boom assembly, the first nozzle assembly including a first valve operably coupled with a first nozzle and configured to control a flow of agricultural product through the first nozzle;
a first imaging device associated with the first nozzle assembly; and
a computing system operably coupled with the first nozzle assembly and the first imaging device, the computing system configured to:
receive data related to a first imaged portion of an agricultural field from the first imaging device;
identify a first target and a position of a first reference point within the first imaged portion of the agricultural field;
receive data related to a second imaged portion of the agricultural field from the first imaging device, the first imaged portion and the second imaged portion each including the first reference point;
identify a position of the first reference point within the second imaged portion of the agricultural field;
determine a speed of movement of the first nozzle based on a distance of movement of the first reference point;
determine a boom deflection model, wherein the boom deflection model defines a curvature of the boom assembly in a fore direction or an aft direction based on the position of the first imaging device along the boom assembly and the speed of movement of the first nozzle; and
activate the first valve when the first target is within a first fan of agricultural product exhausted from the first nozzle based on the boom deflection model.