Agricultural system and method for determining a trip magnitude of a ground engaging tool of an agricultural implement

A shank assembly of an agricultural implement, comprising:

• an attachment structure coupled to a frame of the agricultural implement;
• a ground-engaging tool rotatably coupled to the attachment structure at a joint;
• a biasing element configured to bias the ground-engaging tool towards a predetermined ground-engaging position, the biasing element comprising a coil spring extending longitudinally along a length defined between a first spring end and a second spring end, the length of the coil spring being compressible;
• a guide and a cap, the guide extending longitudinally through the coil spring and between a first guide end and a second guide end, the second guide end being rotatably coupled to the attachment structure, the cap being slidably received on the guide and rotatably coupled to the ground-engaging tool, the first spring end of the coil spring being positioned at the cap, the first spring end being positioned proximate the first guide end and the second spring end being positioned proximate the second guide end, rotation of the ground-engaging tool sliding the cap along the guide from the first guide end towards the second guide end;
• a trip sensor configured to generate data indicative of a magnitude of rotation of the ground-engaging tool, the trip sensor being at least partially received within the biasing element, the trip sensor comprising a first portion and a second portion that is movable relative to the first portion, the second portion being movable with the biasing element, the first portion of the trip sensor being fixedly coupled to the guide and the second portion of the trip sensor being coupled to the cap;
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• a computing system communicatively coupled to the trip sensor, the computing system being configured to determine the magnitude of rotation of the ground-engaging tool based at least in part on the data generated by the trip sensor.

A method for determining a trip magnitude of a ground engaging tool of a ground-engaging system of an agricultural implement, the ground-engaging system including an attachment structure coupled to a frame of the agricultural implement, a ground-engaging tool rotatably coupled to the attachment structure at a joint, a biasing element configured to bias the ground-engaging tool towards a predetermined ground-engaging position, the biasing element comprising a coil spring extending longitudinally along a length defined between a first spring end and a second spring end, the length of the coil spring being compressible, the ground-engaging system further including a guide and a cap, the guide extending longitudinally through the coil spring and between a first guide end and a second guide end, the second guide end being rotatably coupled to the attachment structure, the first spring end being positioned proximate the first guide end and the second spring end being positioned proximate the second guide end, the cap being slidably received on the guide and rotatably coupled to the ground-engaging tool, the first spring end of the coil spring being positioned at the cap, rotation of the ground-engaging tool sliding the cap along the guide between the first guide end and the second guide end, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing system, data generated by a trip sensor, the trip sensor comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion, the first portion being coupled to the guide and fixed such that the biasing element is longitudinally movable relative to the first portion, the second portion being coupled to the cap, the second portion being movable with the biasing element, the data being indicative of a magnitude of rotation of the ground-engaging tool, the data being generated based on a position of the second portion of the trip sensor at least partially received within the biasing element;
• determining, with the computing system, a magnitude of rotation of the ground-engaging tool based at least in part on the data generated by the trip sensor;
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• initiating, with the computing system, a control action based at least in part on the magnitude of the rotation of the ground-engaging tool.