US 12,356,885 B2
Agricultural seed detection and tracking system
Grant J. Wonderlich, Milan, IL (US); and Cary S. Hubner, Geneseo, IL (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/624,770.
Application 18/624,770 is a continuation of application No. 16/996,956, filed on Aug. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,974,517.
Application 16/996,956 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/670,312, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,602,095, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0324492 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 7/105 (2013.01) [A01C 7/0443 (2023.05); A01C 7/0445 (2023.05); A01C 7/046 (2013.01); A01C 7/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural machine comprising:
a seed meter configured to meter seeds;
an active seed transport mechanism configured to transport the seeds;
a seed sensor configured to:
sense seed presence in one or more of the seed meter or the active seed transport mechanism; and
generate a seed signal indicating the seed presence;
a drive mechanism configured to drive one or more of the seed meter or the active seed transport mechanism to transport the seeds along a transport route to a release point at which the seeds are released to a field; and
a processing system configured to:
generate a tracked position of the seed along the transport route based on the seed signal and an indication of movement of the active seed transport mechanism;
receive an indication of a travel speed of the agricultural machine over the field; and
generate an output comprising an indication of locations of the seeds in the field based on the tracked position of the seed and the travel speed of the agricultural machine.