System and method for de-plugging basket assemblies of an agricultural implement

A system for de-plugging basket assemblies of an agricultural implement, the system comprising:

• a basket assembly including a plurality of circumferentially arranged blades such that the basket assembly is configured to roll relative to a surface of a field as the agricultural implement travels across the field, the plurality of circumferentially arranged blades defining a plurality of voids and at least partially defining an interior cavity within the basket assembly, each void being defined between an adjacent pair of the plurality of circumferentially arranged blades;
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• a bladder positioned within the interior cavity, the bladder configured to be inflated and deflated such that the bladder expands and contracts relative to the plurality of circumferentially arranged blades to force field materials present within the interior cavity outward through the plurality of voids;
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• a pump configured to generate pressurized air to inflate the bladder relative to the plurality of circumferentially arranged blades.

A method for de-plugging basket assemblies of an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a basket assembly and a bladder positioned within the basket assembly, the bladder configured to be inflated and deflated such that the bladder expands and contracts relative to the basket assembly, the method comprising:

• controlling, with a computing system, an operation of the agricultural implement as the agricultural implement travels across the field;
• receiving, with the computing system, sensor data indicative of plugging of the basket assembly;
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• controlling, with the computing system, an operation of at least one of a pump or a valve to inflate or deflate the bladder based on the received sensor data.