Patent ID: 11930730
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA, LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 12:
13. A method for determining soil clod size within a field, the method comprising:
receiving, with a computing system, an image depicting an imaged portion of the field;
identifying, with the computing system, a soil clod present within the imaged portion of the field;
determining, with the computing system, a maximum height of the identified soil clod above a soil surface of the field;
determining, with the computing system, a maximum length of the identified soil clod;
determining, with the computing system, a radius of a sphere based on the determined maximum height and the determined maximum length, the sphere including a first portion approximating a portion of the identified soil clod positioned above the soil surface and a second portion approximating a portion of the identified soil clod positioned below the soil surface; and
determining, with the computing system, a size of the identified soil clod based on the determined radius,
wherein determining the radius of the sphere comprises defining, with the computing system, a curve within a vertical plane corresponding to a perimeter of a cross-section of the first portion of the sphere within the vertical plane based on the determined maximum height and the determined maximum length, the vertical plane being orthogonal to the soil surface.