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- Patent Title: System and method for determining field surface conditions using vision-based data and data from a secondary source
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Application No.: US16538996Application Date: 2019-08-13
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Publication No.: US12007222B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: James W. Henry
- Applicant: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: CA Saskatoon
- Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Saskatoon
- Agent Rebecca L. Henkel; Peter K. Zacharias; Rickard K. DeMille
- Main IPC: G01B11/24
- IPC: G01B11/24 ; A01B19/02 ; A01B29/04 ; A01B49/02 ; A01B63/32 ; A01B79/00 ; G01B11/30 ; G01S17/89 ; G06T7/00

Abstract:
A system for determining field surface conditions may include a frame member and a ground engaging tool coupled thereto. The ground engaging tool may be configured to engage soil within a field as an agricultural implement is moved across the field. The system may further include a vision sensor having a field of view directed towards a portion of a surface of the field and being configured to capture vision-based data indicative of a field surface condition of the field. The system may also include a secondary sensor coupled to the ground engaging tool and configured to capture secondary data indicative of the field surface condition. Additionally, the system may include a controller configured to determine an initial surface condition as a function of the vision-based data and to adjust the initial surface condition based at least in part on the secondary data received from the secondary sensor.
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