Seedbed condition monitoring system with a seedbed surface detection assembly

A system for monitoring the condition of a seedbed within a field, the system comprising:

• an implement including a frame extending between a forward end and an aft end, the implement further including a plurality of ground-engaging tools supported by the frame, the implement being configured to create or be traversed across a seedbed extending downwardly within the field from an outer seedbed surface to a seedbed floor;
• an auxiliary support arm extending lengthwise between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being rigidly coupled to a portion of the frame at or adjacent to the aft end of the frame such that the auxiliary support arm is non-pivotally coupled to the frame;
• a seedbed surface detection assembly coupled to the auxiliary support arm such that the seedbed surface detection assembly is located behind the plurality of ground-engaging tools relative to a forward travel direction of the implement, the seedbed surface detection assembly comprising:
• a pivot arm pivotally coupled to the auxiliary support arm;
• a surface-engaging member coupled to the pivot arm, the surfaces engaging member configured to contact the outer seedbed surface as the implement is moved across the field in the forward travel direction;
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• a seedbed surface sensor configured to detect pivotal motion of the pivot arm relative to the support arm;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the seedbed surface sensor, the controller being configured to detect variations in a profile of the outer seedbed surface as the surface-engaging member contacts the outer seedbed surface with movement of the implement in the forward travel direction based on sensor measurements provided by the seedbed surface sensor.