Track system

A track system for use with a vehicle having a chassis, the track system comprising:

• an attachment assembly connectable to the chassis of the vehicle;
• a frame assembly disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected to the attachment assembly, the frame assembly including at least one wheel-bearing frame member;
• a leading idler wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member;
• a trailing idler wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member;
• at least one support wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member and disposed between the leading idler wheel assembly and the trailing idler wheel assembly;
• an endless track extending around the leading idler wheel assembly, the trailing idler wheel assembly, and the at least one support wheel assembly;
• at least one monitoring sensor embedded into the endless track, the at least one monitoring sensor including an array of sensing devices and being configured to generate at least one signal, the at least one monitoring sensor determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition, the at least one monitoring sensor being a flexible mat structured and dimensioned to extend over a majority of a width of the endless track;
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• a track system controller communicating with the at least one monitoring sensor for receiving the at least one signal indicative of the at least one of the state of the track system and the ground surface condition.