Description
Return enabled implement width and target gap.
Agricultural machinery budgets combine supplied geometry, speed, efficiency and operating intervals. Nominal capacity differs from measured field performance; slip, headland losses and overlap can use different bases and must not be counted twice. Local hydraulic or static-load terms do not establish equipment safety or suitability.
Return enabled implement width and target gap.
When to use this tool
Use Implement Section Edge Gap when checking the stated benign machinery geometry, capacity, flow or load convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter sectionWidths, enabled, targetWidth. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read enabledWidth, edgeGap, centeredGapEachSide. Use the output convention below.
Return enabled implement width and target gap. Require aligned nonnegative widths/enabled flags and targetWidth >= 0; enabledWidth sums active sections, edgeGap = target-enabled, centeredGapEachSide = gap/2.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| sectionWidths | Section Widths | Required. Array of finite number; minimum 0; maximum items 256. |
| enabled | Enabled | Required. Array of boolean; maximum items 256. |
| targetWidth | Target Width | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| enabledWidth | Enabled Width | Required. Finite number. |
| edgeGap | Edge Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| centeredGapEachSide | Centered Gap Each Side | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"sectionWidths": [
2,
3,
2
],
"enabled": [
true,
true,
false
],
"targetWidth": 6
},
"output": {
"enabledWidth": 5,
"edgeGap": 1,
"centeredGapEachSide": 0.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This assumes contiguous effective coverage and centering; overlaps, actual section locations and safe application are not verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use measured operating data, manufacturer specifications and qualified agricultural/engineering review for actual equipment selection, operation or safety.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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