Method and system for creating a final graded soil surface having a final soil depth

A system for creating a final graded soil surface having a final soil depth relative to an initial ungraded soil surface, the system comprising:

• a work vehicle extending longitudinally between a forward end and an aft end, the work vehicle including a grading implement positioned at the forward end of the work vehicle, the work vehicle configured to be moved in both a forward direction and a reverse direction, the grading implement traversing a current soil surface prior to the aft end of the work vehicle when the work vehicle moves in the forward direction, the aft end of the work vehicle traversing the current soil surface prior to the grading implement when the work vehicle moves in the reverse direction;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the work vehicle, the controller being configured to position the grading implement at an offset soil depth relative to the initial ungraded soil surface such that the current soil surface is graded to the offset soil depth as the work vehicle is moved in the forward direction across the soil surface, the offset soil depth differing from the final soil depth,
• wherein, when the current soil surface is at the offset soil depth, the controller is configured to adjust the position of the grading implement so as to add or remove soil based on a depth differential defined between the offset soil depth and the final soil depth to create the final graded soil surface as the work vehicle is moved in the reverse direction across the soil surface.