System and method for determining compaction layer depth during agricultural machine operation

A system for determining compaction layer depth during agricultural machine operation, the system comprising:

• a transceiver-based sensor configured to generate surface profile data indicative of a surface profile of a portion of a field across which an agricultural machine is traveling;
• and
• a computing system communicatively coupled to the transceiver-based sensor, the computing system configured to:
• identify a wheel depression within the portion of the field based on the surface profile data generated by the transceiver-based sensor;
• determine a depth of the identified wheel depression;
• and
• determine a depth of a compaction layer beneath the identified wheel depression based on the determined depth of the identified wheel depression.

A method for determining compaction layer depth during agricultural machine operation, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing system, surface profile data indicative of a surface profile of a portion of a field across which an agricultural machine is traveling;
• identifying, with the computing system, a wheel depression within the portion of the field based on the received surface profile data;
• determining, with the computing system, a depth of the identified wheel depression;
• determining, with the computing system, a depth of a compaction layer beneath the identified wheel depression based on the determined depth of the identified wheel depression;
• and
• controlling, with the computing system, an operating parameter of the agricultural machine based on the determined depth of the compaction layer.