System and method for detecting material accumulation relative to rotating ground-penetrating tools of an agricultural implement

An agricultural implement, comprising:

• a frame;
• a disk gang assembly supported relative to the frame, the disk gang assembly including a plurality of disk blades, the plurality of disk blades of the disk gang assembly being configured to penetrate into the ground to a given penetration depth;
• a tool speed sensor configured to provide data indicative of a rotational speed of at least one disk blade of the plurality of disk blades;
• a computing system communicatively coupled to the tool speed sensor, the computing system being configured to:
• monitor the rotational speed of the at least one disk blade based on the data provided by the tool speed sensor;
• determine a threshold rotational speed for the at least one disk blade based at least in part on the penetration depth associated with the at least one disk blade, wherein the threshold rotational speed is varied as a function of the penetration depth such that the threshold rotational speed is increased with increases in the penetration depth and decreased with decreases in the penetration depth;
• and
• determine when the rotational speed of the at least one disk blade falls below the threshold rotational speed.

A method for detecting material accumulation relative to rotating ground-penetrating tools of an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a frame and at least one rotating ground-penetrating tool supported relative to the frame, the at least one rotating ground-penetrating tool being configured to penetrate into the ground to a given penetration depth, the method comprising:

• monitoring, with a computing system, a rotational speed of the at least one ground-penetrating tool;
• determining, with the computing system, a threshold rotational speed based at least in part on the penetration depth of the at least one ground-penetrating tool, wherein the threshold rotational speed is varied as a function of the penetration depth such that the threshold rotational speed is increased with increases in the penetration depth and decreased with decreases in the penetration depth;
• comparing, with the computing system, the rotational speed of the at least one ground-penetrating tool to the threshold rotational speed;
• and
• initiating, with the computing system, a control action when it is determined that the rotational speed of the at least one ground-penetrating tool has fallen below the threshold rotational speed.