Automated implement level sensing control system of a work machine and method thereof

A control system for controlling a level orientation of an agricultural implement being towed behind a tow vehicle, comprising:

• a frame of the implement adapted to be spaced by a first distance from the tow vehicle;
• an actuator coupled to the implement to adjust fore-aft leveling of the implement;
• a first sensor configured to detect a baseline level of the tow vehicle;
• a second sensor configured to detect a level measurement of the implement;
• a controller electrically coupled to the actuator, the first sensor and the second sensor;
• wherein, the first sensor operably detects a baseline level of the tow vehicle and the second sensor operably detects a level measurement of the implement at the same location as the baseline level was detected;
• wherein, the controller compares the level measurement of the implement to the baseline level and operably controls the actuator to adjust the level of the implement to satisfy an implement setpoint.

A method of controlling a level orientation of an agricultural implement being towed by a tow vehicle along a field, comprising:

• providing a controller, a first sensor, a second sensor, and an actuator coupled to the implement;
• detecting a baseline level of the tow vehicle with the first sensor at a first location in the field;
• sensing the level orientation of the implement with the second sensor at the first location;
• comparing the level orientation to the baseline level with the controller;
• controllably actuating the actuator to adjust the level orientation of the implement if it does not satisfy an implement levelling target.