Patent ID: 8463510

Claim:
A system for controlling a residue distribution for use with a harvester, comprising: at least one positioning sensor; at least one controller for receiving positional information from the positioning sensor; at least one map accessible by the controller configured to record portions of a field that have been newly harvested by the harvester; an electrically adjustable spreader for distributing residue in accordance with control signals for the at least one controller, the controller configured to receive signals from the spreader which communicate spreader parameters; and wherein the controller is configured to calculate the residue spray pattern from the spreader parameters, the controller is configured to compare the residue spray pattern with the recorded portions of the field that have been newly harvested, and wherein when the residue spray pattern does not substantially match the newly harvested portions, the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the spreader to reduce or increase the residue spray pattern until the residue spray pattern substantially matches the newly harvested portions recorded in the map and to limit distributing residue from the newly harvested portions of the field to a previously harvested portion of the field that did not contribute to the residue being distributed.