US 12,185,650 B2 · System and method for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement based on compaction layer position

Abstract

A system for controlling an operation of an agricultural implement includes a ground-penetrating tool configured to penetrate soil within a field to a penetration depth. Furthermore, the system includes a sensor configured to capture data indicative of a compaction layer within the field as the implement travels across the field. Additionally, the system includes a computing system configured to generate a representation of a portion of the soil within the field based on the data captured by the sensor. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a position of a bottom surface of the compaction layer based on the generated representation. In addition, the computing system is configured to control the penetration depth of the ground-penetrating tool based on the determined position of the bottom surface of the compaction layer.

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Dependent claims

A system for controlling an operation of an agricultural implement, the system comprising:

a ground-penetrating tool configured to penetrate soil within a field to a penetration depth;
a sensor configured to capture data indicative of a compaction layer within the field as the agricultural implement travels across the field, the compaction layer extending in a vertical direction between a bottom surface of the compaction layer and a top surface of the compaction layer;
and
a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor, the computing system configured to:
generate a representation of a portion of the soil within the field based on the data captured by the sensor;
determine a position of the bottom surface of the compaction layer based on the generated representation;
and
control the penetration depth of the ground-penetrating tool based on the determined position of the bottom surface of the compaction layer such that a tip of the ground-penetrating tool is positioned below the bottom surface of the compaction layer in the vertical direction.

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A method for controlling an operation of an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a ground-penetrating tool configured to penetrate soil within a field to a penetration depth, the method comprising:

receiving, with a computing system, sensor data indicative of a compaction layer within the field as the agricultural implement travels across the field, the compaction layer extending in a vertical direction between a bottom surface of the compaction layer and a top surface of the compaction layer;
generating, with the computing system, a representation of a portion of the soil within the field based on the received sensor data;
determining, with computing system, a position of the bottom surface of the compaction layer based on the generated representation;
and
controlling, with computing system, the penetration depth of the ground-penetrating tool based on the determined position of the bottom surface of the compaction layer such that a tip of the ground-penetrating tool is positioned below the bottom surface of the compaction layer in the vertical direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement based on compaction layer position

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System and method for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement based on compaction layer position

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