US 12,588,580 B2 · Residue monitoring and residue-based control

Abstract

An agricultural machine includes a set of ground engaging elements that perform a ground engaging operation. The agricultural machine includes a rearward sensor mounted to the agricultural machine to sense an area of ground behind the agricultural machine and generate a rearward sensor signal. The agricultural machine includes rearward zone generator logic that determines a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone and the second zone represent portions of the area of ground behind the agricultural machine. The agricultural machine includes rearward residue generator logic configured to receive the rearward sensor signal and determine a first residue metric indicative of the amount of residue in the first zone. The agricultural machine includes control logic that controls one or more aspects of the ground engaging operation on the area of ground based on the first residue metric.

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Dependent claims

An agricultural system for detecting error comprising:

an agricultural implement including a frame and a ground-engaging tool coupled to the frame, wherein the ground-engaging tool is configured to engage soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field;
a forward sensor configured to capture data indicative of a pre-worked residue characteristic forward of the ground-engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement;
a rearward sensor configured to capture data indictive of a post-worked residue characteristic of a portion of the field rearward of the ground-engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement;
and
a control system configured to:
determine a differential between the pre-worked residue characteristic and the post-worked residue characteristic for the portion of the field;
and
identify when the agricultural implement is experiencing an error based at least in part on the differential between the pre-worked residue characteristic and the post-worked residue characteristic.

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An agricultural system comprising:

an agricultural implement including a frame and at least one ground-engaging tool coupled to the frame, the at least one ground-engaging tool configured to engage soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field;
at least one rearward sensor configured to capture data indicative of a post-worked residue characteristic of a portion of the field rearward of the at least one ground-engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement;
and
a control system configured to:
monitor data received from the at least one rearward sensor;
determine the post-worked residue characteristic for the portion of the field rearward of the at least one ground-engaging tool;
and
identify when the at least one ground-engaging tool is experiencing an error based at least in part on the determined post-worked residue characteristic for the portion of the field rearward of the at least one ground-engaging tool, wherein the error comprises plugging of the at least one ground-engaging tool.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Residue monitoring and residue-based control

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Abstract

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