Autonomous Agricultural System Including a Cart Management System for Identifying Connections Between an Agricultural Vehicle and a Cart of the Autonomous Agricultural System and Controlling Operation of the Cart According to the Identified Connections and Connections and Related Methods

A method of monitoring and controlling operation of a cart of an autonomous agricultural system, the cart being operably coupled to an agricultural vehicle of the autonomous agricultural system, the method comprising:

• capturing, via the array of sensors mounted on the cart and in real-time, sensor data of at least one actuator of the cart;
• analyzing the captured sensor data to identify the at least one actuator of the cart;
• identifying a corresponding hydraulic valve of the agricultural vehicle that is configured to control the actuator of the cart;
• responsive to actuation of the corresponding hydraulic valve, capturing additional sensor data of the at least one actuator of the cart;
• and
• analyzing the captured additional sensor data to determine a response of the at least one actuator to actuation of the corresponding hydraulic valve.

A cart management system for monitoring and controlling operation of a cart of an autonomous agricultural system, the cart being operably coupled to an agricultural vehicle of the autonomous agricultural system, the cart management system comprising:

• an array of sensors mounted on the cart and at least partially facing the agricultural vehicle;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the cart management system to:
• capture, via the array of sensors and in real-time, sensor data of at least one actuator of the cart;
• analyze the captured sensor data to identify the at least one actuator of the cart;
• identify a corresponding hydraulic valve of the agricultural vehicle that is configured to control the actuator of the cart;
• responsive to actuation of the corresponding hydraulic valve, capture additional sensor data of the at least one actuator of the cart;
• and
• analyze the captured additional sensor data to determine a response of the at least one actuator to actuation of the corresponding hydraulic valve.