Electronics and Machinery Articles

Incorporating Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers with these new electrical systems has allowed for site-specific data collection and precise product application. Implements have also seen a recent increase in electronic components. Many implement operations and adjustments are now controlled remotely from the tractor by way of electronic signals.

While this increase in electronics has led to advanced data collection and more precise control of agricultural operations, it has also ushered in issues concerning compatibility between competitor products. To date, electronic components have little compatibility, which leads to a growing number of "black boxes" in the tractor cab. Not only do the control boxes reduce visibility from the tractor cab, but multiple in-cab monitors distract the operator from the operation at hand.

Over the past 13 years, several groups have made…