Patent ID: 9661809
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01C,A01G,A01M

Claim:
1. A system for priming an application system to apply a product onto a region of ground in conjunction with an application vehicle, the system comprising: a global positioning system that determines a position of the application vehicle; a motion determiner that determines at least a speed and a direction of the application vehicle; a priming module that determines a first priming location based on the position of the application vehicle the speed of the application vehicle, the direction of the application vehicle, a start location corresponding to a first point in the region in which the product is to be applied, and a first latency characteristic associated with the application system, wherein the first latency characteristic comprises an amount of time delay associated with a communication of an activation command; and wherein the first priming location is determined such that the application system is primed to begin delivering the product at the start location, the start location being separate and distinct from the first priming location; and a rate controller that primes the application system by communicating an activation command to the application system to control delivery of a product when the application vehicle is at the first priming location.