Patent ID: 11864484
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA, LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 5:
6. An agricultural implement, comprising:
a frame;
a tool supported on the frame, the tool configured to perform a non-soil-working operation on a field as the agricultural implement is towed across the field;
a non-contact-based sensor configured to capture data reflected off of a soil surface indicative of a soil clod size of the field; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the non-contact-based sensor, the controller configured to:
receive data reflected off of the soil surface from the non-contact-based sensor as the agricultural implement is moved across the field; and
determine the soil clod size of the field based on the received data;

wherein the non-soil-working operation comprises a spraying operation or a baling operation; and
wherein the non-soil-working operation is configured to be performed after a harvesting operation and before a tillage operation.