Automatic DistanceControl plus boom guidance

Now with 4 sensors

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DistanceControl, the boom guidance system, can now be equipped with four sensors. In addition to the increased numbers of sensors, the regulating software has also been further developed to ensure optimum boom guidance even at higher forward speeds and reduced target heights.

In most cases, with the aid of DistanceControl, the boom follows the target surface at an optimum height and angle so that the correct distance between the nozzle and the target is maintained. Under particularly difficult conditions, however, two sensors are not sufficient as, especially in heavily differing crop heights, or in areas with partially lodged corn, it can happen that the boom dips into the crop. In this case equipping the boom with four sensors will help prevent this. By having four sensors on the boom a larger crop surface is scanned resulting in improved boom guidance along the crop surface, especially on undulating ground contours or in irregular height crops.

Through DistanceControl plus the changing conditions of today’s modern crop protection application have been taken into account. With this development, AMAZONE has reacted to the trend to both travel faster and to reduce the target surface distance also below 50 cm.