Patent ID: 11882785
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for controlling the operation of a residue removal device of a seed-planting implement, the system comprising:
a residue removal device configured to remove residue from a path of the seed-planting implement;
a sensor configured to capture data indicative of at least one of a shape the residue or a type of the residue present within a portion of a field within a detection zone positioned forward of the residue removal device relative to a direction of travel of the seed-planting implement; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to monitor the at least one of the shape of the residue or the type of the residue present the portion of the field within the detection zone based on data received from the sensor, the controller further configured to control the operation of the residue removal device based on the monitored at least one of the shape of the residue or the type of the residue.