Patent ID: 9282688
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A01B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for residue management with an agricultural implement including at least one camera assembly, the method comprising: executing an operation on a field with the implement, the operation resulting in residue on the field; capturing, with the at least one camera assembly, a first image of an area of the field when the area is ahead of the implement; capturing, with the at least one camera assembly, a second image of the area of the field when the area is behind the implement; analyzing the first and second images, by one or more computing devices, to determine one or more indicators of residue coverage on the area of the field; determining, by the one or more computing devices, an effect of the operation on residue coverage of the field, based upon the determined one or more indicators; and controlling, by the one or more computing devices, one or more aspects of a subsequent operation on the field based upon the determined one or more indicators.