Agricultural system for bale appearance assessment

An agricultural system, comprising:

• a frame;
• a control system operatively coupled with the frame, the control system including:
• at least one sensor configured for:
• (a) detecting remotely (i) a bale of a crop material lying on a ground surface and (ii) at least one operative condition of the bale lying on the ground surface, wherein the at least one operative condition includes at least one bale dimension of the bale lying on the ground surface;
• and
• (b) outputting at least one operative condition signal corresponding to the at least one operative condition;
• a controller system operatively coupled with the at least one sensor and configured for:
• (a) receiving the at least one operative condition signal;
• and
• (b) determining at least one operative parameter based at least in part on the at least one operative condition signal, the at least one operative parameter being associated with a performance of a baler,
• wherein the sensor is at least one camera mounted to a frame of the baler and the camera is pointed in a direction away from the baler for detecting the bale on the ground surface.

A method of using an agricultural system, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing that the agricultural system includes a frame and a control system operatively coupled with the frame, the control system including at least one sensor and a controller system operatively coupled with the at least one sensor;
• detecting remotely, by the at least one sensor, (i) a bale of a crop material lying on a ground surface and (ii) at least one operative condition of the bale lying on the ground surface, wherein the at least one operative condition includes at least one bale dimension of the bale lying on the ground surface;
• outputting, by the at least one sensor, at least one operative condition signal corresponding to the at least one operative condition;
• receiving, by the controller system, the at least one operative condition signal;
• and determining, by the controller system, at least one operative parameter based at least in part on the at least one operative condition signal, the at least one operative parameter being associated with a performance of a baler,
• wherein the sensor is at least one camera mounted to a frame of the baler and the camera is pointed in a direction away from the baler for detecting the bale on the ground surface.