DISTANCE-Control
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Left: Boom above plants, right: Boom away from plants
Distance between the boom and the plants
Distance between the boom and the soil
DISTANCE-Control sets the boom to one of two defined heights:
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Work height
Distance between the boom and the subsurface when at least one section is spreading.
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Clearance height
Distance between the boom and the subsurface when no section is spreading.
Configuring DISTANCE-Control
Calibrating DISTANCE-Control
For each boom type unique data were determined. They are saved as master data in the job
computer and cannot be changed by you.
You must however carry out an optimization by means of calibration.
The calibration records all parameters that vary according to production conditions or can change in
the course of the field sprayer's operating time.
DISTANCE-Control can only function correctly when all of these points have been considered
carefully and the calibration has been fully carried out.
NOTICE
For it to function correctly over the long term, regular maintenance of the moving parts is absolutely
necessary. Changes in the mobility of the boom suspension can have serious negative effects on
the regular behavior. Furthermore, it may not necessarily be corrected through recalibration.
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Maintain the boom suspension regularly in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines.
Calibration has the following purpose:
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Increasing the precision of DISTANCE-Control.
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Adjustment of the parameters to user's field sprayer.
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Compensating for changes in boom behavior.
You must perform the calibration in the following instances:
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During initial commissioning
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At the start of each season.
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When inaccuracies occur.
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When you have replaced or repaired the DISTANCE-Control components.
The calibration takes place in three phases:
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Phase 1: Prepare height and slope of the boom for the calibration.
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Phase 2: Slope boom.
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Phase 3: automatic calibration.
Although the individual phases are clearly separated from one another, they must be carried out after
one another in a single run.
8.3
8.3.1
Purpose
When to calibrate?
Mode of operation
