Patent ID: 11944034
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method of adjusting threshing and separation performance of a threshing and separation system of an agricultural harvester, the threshing and separation system comprising a rotor cage, a rotor enclosed by the rotor cage, and at least one adjustable vane disposed on an interior of the rotor cage, and a vane actuator operably coupled to the at least one adjustable vane, the method being performed by a controller operably coupled to a moisture sensor and the vane actuator and comprising:
determining a moisture level of crop material headed for the threshing and separation system; and
outputting an adjustment signal to at least one component of the agricultural harvester to adjust performance of the threshing and separation system based at least partially on the determined moisture level, wherein the agricultural harvester includes an engine operatively coupled to the controller, the at least one component including the engine, the adjustment signal outputted by the controller causing the engine to increase a power output of the engine when the determined moisture level increases, and decrease the power output of the engine when the determined moisture level decreases, wherein the output adjustment signal adjusts a vane pitch of the at least one adjustable vane to promote faster travel of crop material through the rotor cage when the determined moisture level increases, and the output adjustment signal adjusts the vane pitch of the at least one adjustable vane to promote slower travel of crop material through the rotor cage when the determined moisture level decreases.