Controlling a positioning system for an agricultural implement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9706708
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14857618

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A method for conditioning at least one control signal transmitted by a controller is disclosed. The method involves intercepting the control signal and producing at least one output signal for receipt by the positioning system instead of the control signal in response to the control signal. The output signal represents a plurality of active times during which the positioning system is instructed to move the agricultural implement towards the at least one desired position and a plurality of inactive times during which the positioning system is instructed not to move, each active time being followed by a respective one of the plurality of inactive times. Each of the plurality of inactive times is sufficiently long to permit the agricultural implement to settle into a fixed position due to a positioning response time of the positioning system. Other methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

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HONEY BEE MANUFACTURING LTDP O BOX 120 FRONTIER SK S0N 0W0

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Honey, Glenn Raymond Bracken, CA 15 30
Smith, Scott Douglas Frontier, CA 8 21

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