Systems and methods for monitoring the status of shank assemblies of agricultural implements

A system for monitoring the status of shank assemblies of agricultural implements, the system comprising:

• a shank assembly configured to be supported relative to an agricultural implement, the shank assembly including a shank configured to penetrate into the ground;
• a surface profile sensor configured to generate data indicative of a surface profile of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the shank assembly relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the surface profile sensor, the controller being configured to monitor the data received from the surface profile sensor and determine an operating status of the shank assembly based at least in part on the surface profile of the aft portion of the field,
• wherein the controller is configured to determine the operating status of the shank assembly by comparing the surface profile of the aft portion of the field to a baseline surface profile,
• wherein the surface profile of the aft portion of the field comprises a lane profile associated with a lane of the field worked by the shank assembly, the lane profile comprising at least one of a lane width or a lane depth,
• wherein the baseline surface profile comprises an expected lane profile associated with the shank assembly, the expected lane profile comprising at least one of an expected lane width or an expected lane depth, and
• wherein the controller is configured to determine the operating status of the shank assembly by comparing the lane profile detected within the field to the expected lane profile associated with the shank assembly.