Patent ID: 9686902
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A01B

Claim:
1. An agricultural system comprising: a hitch assembly configured to couple an agricultural vehicle with an agricultural implement; a sensor coupled to the hitch assembly and configured to provide a signal indicative of a force applied to the hitch assembly by the agricultural vehicle, the agricultural implement, or some combination thereof; and control circuitry configured to receive the signal from the sensor, to select one parameter from a plurality of parameters associated with operation of the agricultural vehicle, the agricultural implement, or some combination thereof, based at least in part on the signal, to determine if performance of the agricultural vehicle, the agricultural implement, or some combination thereof, will be improved by adjusting the one parameter selected from the plurality of parameters, and to control the one parameter selected from the plurality of parameters if performance of the agricultural vehicle, the agricultural implement, or some combination thereof, will be improved; wherein the plurality of parameters comprises a speed of the agricultural vehicle, a speed of the agricultural implement, a braking force of the agricultural vehicle, a braking force of the agricultural implement, an engine speed of the agricultural vehicle, a depth of a ground engaging tool of the agricultural implement, a hydraulic force applied by a hydraulic system, a gear ratio of a transmission of the agricultural vehicle, or a combination thereof.