A system (1) for measuring and interpreting a force, comprises at least one working implement, for acting on an agricultural field and at least one force sensor, for measuring a force of the working implement. Further, a data interpretation unit calculates an interpretation of the measured force; wherein the data interpretation unit comprises a machine learning unit that calculates the interpretation of the measured force. Also, a system for controlling agricultural operations comprises at least one agricultural working means for working on an agricultural field and at least one first imaging device located at the agricultural working means for acquiring images of an environment of the agricultural working means.

A control system for a double-acting air cylinder of an agricultural implement includes a valve assembly configured to control a base end air pressure and a rod end air pressure of the double-acting air cylinder. The control system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the valve assembly. The controller is configured to determine a target base end air pressure and a target rod end air pressure based on a target force of the double-acting air cylinder and a target damping factor of the double-acting air cylinder. The controller is also configured to control the valve assembly such that a first difference between the base end air pressure and the target base end air pressure is less than a first threshold value and a second difference between the rod end air pressure and the target rod end air pressure is less than a second threshold value.

An agricultural implement system includes a down force cylinder configured to apply a downward force to a row unit, and a depth control cylinder configured to vary a penetration depth of a ground engaging tool of the row unit. The agricultural implement system also includes a valve assembly in fluid communication with the down force cylinder and the depth control cylinder. The valve assembly is configured to automatically adjust the downward force by varying fluid pressure within the down force cylinder based on fluid pressure within the depth control cylinder.

A soil apparatus is drawn through a furrow and reflectance from the furrow is obtained from the soil apparatus, and a height off target is measured between the soil apparatus and the furrow.

A soil apparatus is drawn through a furrow and reflectance from the furrow is obtained from the soil apparatus, and a height off target is measured between the soil apparatus and the furrow.

Agricultural machines and implements have a need to adapt to changing environments. A closing system for an agricultural machine has a need to adapt to changing ground surface. The closing system includes a closing device pivotably connected to the agricultural machine, a passive mechanical element that is operable to apply an initial amount force to the closing device, and an actuator that is operable to apply an actuator force to the passive mechanical element to increase the amount of force that the passive mechanical element applies to the closing device. The actuator can be a linear actuator having an adjustable stroke length to vary the amount of actuator force applied to the passive mechanical element. The passive mechanical element is operable to absorb a shock force as the closing device traverses a ground surface. The passive mechanical element includes one or more springs adjacent the actuator.

An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.

A plough assembly (100) to be mounted on a beam (10) to be moved in a longitudinal forward direction (12) over a soil layer, having a soil surface, to be worked by the assembly (100), the assembly (100) including: a digging shank (110) to extend downwardly into the soil layer; a digging point (120) having a lowermost extremity (122) and to be fixed to a lower portion (112) of the shank (110); a pivotable connector (130) to connect the digging shank (110) to the beam (10); a fluid cylinder (140) mounted across the pivotable connector (130) such that pivoting of the shank (110) causes movement of the cylinder (140), the cylinder (140) being connected to a plough fluid line (150); a pressure reducing valve (160) connecting the plough fluid line (150) to a fluid circuit (170), the pressure reducing valve (160) being adapted to release fluid pressure from the plough fluid line (150) to the fluid circuit (170) at a pre-determined over-pressure point.

A plough assembly (100) to be mounted on a beam (10) to be moved in a longitudinal forward direction (12) over a soil layer, having a soil surface, to be worked by the assembly (100), the assembly (100) including: a digging shank (110) to extend downwardly into the soil layer; a digging point (120) having a lowermost extremity (122) and to be fixed to a lower portion (112) of the shank (110); a pivotable connector (130) to connect the digging shank (110) to the beam (10); a fluid cylinder (140) mounted across the pivotable connector (130) such that pivoting of the shank (110) causes movement of the cylinder (140), the cylinder (140) being connected to a plough fluid line (150); a pressure reducing valve (160) connecting the plough fluid line (150) to a fluid circuit (170), the pressure reducing valve (160) being adapted to release fluid pressure from the plough fluid line (150) to the fluid circuit (170) at a pre-determined over-pressure point.

A system for automatically determining a trip magnitude of a ground engaging tool of an agricultural implement includes a ground-engaging system having an attachment structure coupled to a frame of an agricultural implement, a ground-engaging tool rotatably coupled to the attachment structure at a joint, and a biasing element configured to bias the ground-engaging tool towards a predetermined ground-engaging position. The system further includes a trip sensor configured to generate data indicative of a magnitude of rotation of the ground-engaging tool, the trip sensor being at least partially received within the biasing element. Additionally, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the trip sensor, the computing system being configured to determine the magnitude of rotation of the ground-engaging tool based at least in part on the data generated by the trip sensor.