US 12,382,867 B2
Crop constituents and agricultural harvester control
Brandon M. McDonald, Johnston, IA (US); Ryan F. Satchell, Cutler, IN (US); Christopher L. Roth, Ankeny, IA (US); Timothy O. Meister, Ottumwa, IA (US); and Noel W. Anderson, Fargo, ND (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/556,121.
Prior Publication US 2023/0189711 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 43/08 (2006.01); A01D 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 43/085 (2013.01) [A01D 43/081 (2013.01); A01D 47/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile agricultural machine comprising:
a header configured to engage crop at a worksite;
a controllable header actuator configured to drive movement of the header relative to a surface of the worksite;
a crop constituent sensor system configured to sense the crop and generate a crop constituent sensor signal indicative of a starch value of the crop; and
a control system configured to:
compare the starch value of the crop to a target starch value; and
based on the comparison, generate a control signal to control the controllable header actuator to drive movement of the header relative to the surface of the worksite.