Harvesting machine monitoring

A control system for monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties associated with a batch of crop material processed by a harvesting machine, the control system comprising one or more controllers which are collectively configured to:

• receive first sensor data, from a crop quality sensor operably coupled to the harvesting machine having a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, crop material processed by the harvesting machine or components thereof;
• receive second sensor data from a tracking sensor operably coupled to the harvesting machine having a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, an external environment of the harvesting machine;
• determine from the first sensor data an anomalous object present within a batch of crop material;
• determine, from the second sensor data an identity of a support vehicle within the environment of the harvesting machine;
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• initiate one or more control actions for one or more components associated with the harvesting machine and/or the support vehicle in dependence on the determination of the presence an anomalous object within the batch of crop material therein.

A method of monitoring and tracking one or more crop properties associated with a batch of crop material processed by a harvesting machine, the method comprising:

• receiving first sensor data from a crop quality sensor operably coupled to the harvesting machine having a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, crop material processed by the harvesting machine or components thereof;
• receiving second sensor data from a tracking sensor operably coupled to the harvesting machine having a sensing region which comprises, at least in part, an external environment of the harvesting machine;
• determining, from the first sensor data, an anomalous object present within a batch of crop material;
• determining, from the second sensor data, an identity of a support vehicle within the environment of the harvesting machine;
• and
• initiating one or more control actions for one or more components associated with the harvesting machine and/or the support vehicle in dependence on the determination of the presence an anomalous object within the batch of crop material therein.