System and method for determining material accumulation relative to ground engaging tools of an agricultural implement

An agricultural implement, comprising:

• a frame member;
• a plurality of disks supported on the frame member, first and second disks of the plurality of disks being electrically isolated from each other;
• a power source configured to apply a voltage across the first and second disks such that the first and second disks together form a parallel-plate capacitor;
• a sensor coupled to the first and second disks, the sensor being configured to measure a capacitance across the parallel-plate capacitor;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to determine a presence of material accumulation between the first and second disks based at least in part on the measured capacitance.

A method for determining material accumulation relative to ground engaging tools of an agricultural implement, the agricultural comprising a frame member and first and second ground engaging tools coupled to the frame member, the method comprising:

• applying a voltage across the first and second ground engaging tools, the first and second ground engaging tools being electrically isolated from each other, such that the first and second ground engaging tools together form a parallel-plate capacitor;
• receiving, with a computing device, capacitance data associated with a capacitance across the parallel-plate capacitor, the capacitance data being generated by a sensor coupled to the first and second ground engaging tools;
• and
• analyzing, with the computing device, the capacitance data to determine a presence of material accumulation between the first and second ground engaging tools.