Patent ID: 9706708
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A01B,A01D

Claim:
1. An apparatus for conditioning at least one control signal transmitted by a controller and normally received by a positioning system and configured to cause movement of an agricultural implement relative to a frame towards at least one desired position, the positioning system having a positioning response time for causing the agricultural implement to respond to said at least one control signal, the apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to: intercept said at least one control signal; and in response to said intercept of said at least one control signal, produce at least one output signal for receipt by the positioning system instead of said at least one control signal, said at least one output signal representing a plurality of active times during which said positioning system is instructed to move the agricultural implement towards the at least one desired position and a plurality of inactive times during which said positioning system is instructed not to move, each active time being followed by a respective one of the plurality of inactive times; wherein each of said plurality of inactive times has a respective time length determined to permit the agricultural implement to settle into a fixed position due to said positioning response time.