System and method for capturing cleaner intake air for use within an air intake system of a work vehicle

A system for capturing cleaner intake air for use within an air intake system of a work vehicle, the system comprising:

• an intake duct defining an inlet for receiving air;
• at least one actuator associated with the intake duct, the at least one actuator being configured to move at least a portion of the intake duct so as to adjust at least one of a vertical position or a rotational orientation of the inlet relative to a fixed reference location on the work vehicle;
• at least one particulate sensor mounted within the intake duct, the at least one particulate sensor configured to monitor a particulate concentration of particulates contained within the air received within the intake duct;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one actuator and the at least one particulate sensor, the controller being configured to:
• determine whether the particulate concentration of the air received within the intake duct exceeds a predetermined particulate threshold;
• responsive to a determination that the particulate concentration of the air received within the intake duct exceeds the predetermined particulate threshold, control the operation of the at least one actuator such that the at least one of the vertical position or the rotational orientation of the inlet is adjusted until particulate concentration of the air received within the intake duct is less than the predetermined particulate concentration.