US 11,262,344 B2 · System and method for managing material accumulation relative to a ground engaging assembly of an agricultural implement based on the accumulation type

Abstract

In one aspect, the present subject matter is directed to a system for managing material accumulation relative to a ground engaging assembly of an agricultural implement. The system may include one or more ground engaging tools of the ground engaging assembly, a sensor detecting material accumulation relative to the ground engaging tools, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller may receive an input from the sensor associated with material accumulation relative to the ground engaging tools. The controller may further access data associated with an amount of crop residue present and data associated with a moisture content of soil within the field. Additionally, the controller may determine an accumulation type of the material accumulation based at least in part on the crop residue data and the soil moisture data.

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Dependent claims

A system for managing material accumulation during operation of an agricultural implement, comprising:

a ground engaging assembly including one or more ground engaging tools configured to engage soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field;
a sensor detecting material accumulation relative to the one or more ground engaging tools;
and
a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller including a processor and an associated memory, the memory including instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to:
receive an input from the sensor associated with material accumulation relative to the one or more ground engaging tools;
access crop residue data associated with an amount of crop residue present within the field;
access soil moisture data associated with a moisture content of soil within the field;
and
determine an accumulation type of the material accumulation based at least in part on the crop residue data and the soil moisture data.

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A method for managing material accumulation relative to a ground engaging assembly of an agricultural implement, the ground engaging assembly including one or more ground engaging tools configured to engage soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field, the method comprising:

receiving, with a computing device, an input associated with material accumulation relative to the one or more ground engaging tools;
accessing, with the computing device, crop residue data associated with an amount of crop residue present within the field;
accessing, with the computing device, soil moisture data associated with a moisture content of soil within the field;
determining, with the computing device, an accumulation type of the material accumulation based at least in part on the crop residue data and the soil moisture data;
and
performing, with the computing device, a control action based on the determination of the accumulation type of the material accumulation relative to the one or more ground engaging tools.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for managing material accumulation relative to a ground engaging assembly of an agricultural implement based on the accumulation type

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System and method for managing material accumulation relative to a ground engaging assembly of an agricultural implement based on the accumulation type

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Abstract

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