Patent ID: 11877527
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement, the system comprising:
a ground-engaging tool configured to engage soil within a field such that the ground-engaging tool creates an airborne field material cloud formed of field materials that have been lifted into the air aft of the ground-engaging tool as the agricultural implement is moved across the field;
an imaging device configured to capture image data associated with the airborne field material cloud created by the ground-engaging tool; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the imaging device, the controller including a processor and associated memory, wherein the controller:
identifies a plurality of field material units within the airborne field material cloud based on the image data captured by the imaging device as the agricultural implement is moved across the field; and
determine determines a characteristic of the identified plurality of field material units within the airborne field material cloud.