Compartment profile monitoring and control system for an agricultural system

A compartment monitoring system and control system for a storage compartment, comprising:

• at least one sensor configured to output a series of sensor signals indicative of a corresponding series of images of particulate material within the storage compartment and at least one graduated marking on the storage compartment;
• and
• a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, and the controller is configured to:
• receive the series of sensor signals from the at least one sensor;
• determine a series of profiles of the particulate material within the storage compartment based on the series of images;
• determine a series of average levels of the particulate material within the storage compartment based on the series of profiles;
• determine a volumetric rate of change of the particulate material based on the series of average levels;
• determine a particulate material distribution rate based on the volumetric rate of change;
• compare the particulate material distribution rate to a target particulate material distribution rate;
• and
• control a metering system based on the comparison.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a controller, a series of sensor signals at a time interval from at least one sensor within a storage compartment, wherein the series of sensor signals is indicative of a corresponding series of images of particulate material within the storage compartment and at least one graduated marking on the storage compartment, and the time interval corresponds to a duration between images of the series of images;
• determining, via the controller, a series of profiles of the particulate material within the storage compartment based on the series of images, wherein each profile of the series of profiles is determined for a respective image of the series of images;
• determining, via the controller, a volumetric rate of change of the particulate material based on the series of profiles and the time interval;
• determining, via the controller, a particulate material distribution rate based on the volumetric rate of change;
• and
• comparing, via the controller, the particulate material distribution rate to a target particulate material distribution rate;
• and
• controlling, via the controller, a metering system based on the comparison.